Table 1.

Antihypertensive Medication Classes

1. Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker

2. α‐Blocker

3. α, β‐Blocker

4. β‐Blocker

5. Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker

6. Nondihydropyridine calcium channel blocker

7. Aldosterone antagonist

8. Potassium‐sparing diuretic

9. Loop diuretic

10. Thiazide

11. Sympatholytic

12. Vasodilator