The following are medications commonly prescribed cardiac pharmaceutical agents. The specificity of the following medications is highly variable, and often are not particularly specific to a given class. As such, they are listed as are commonly accepted.
Antiarrhythmic agents
Group of pharmaceuticals that are used to suppress abnormally fast rhythms (tachycardias), such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia. Type I (sodium channel blockers) Type Ia Ajmaline Procainamide Quinidine Type Ib Lidocaine Phenytoin Type Ic Encainide Flecainide Propafenone Type II (beta blockers) Bisoprolol Carvedilol Metoprolol Propranolol Type III (potassium channel blockers) Amiodarone Dofetilide Sotalol Type IV (slow calcium channel blockers) Diltiazem Verapamil Type V Adenosine Digoxin
ACE inhibitors
Class of antihypertensives that work by causing relaxation of blood vessels as well as a decrease in blood volume, which leads to lower blood pressure and decreased oxygen demand from the heart. Benazepril Captopril Enalapril Fosinopril Lisinopril Moexipril Perindopril Quinapril Ramipril Trandolapril
Alpha blockers
doxazosin chlorpromazine phentolamine indoramin phenoxybenzamine prazosin terazosin tolazoline urapidil
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists
Class of antihypertensives that bind to and inhibit the angiotensin II receptor type 1 and thereby block the arteriolar contraction and sodium retention effects of renin–angiotensin system. Azilsartan medoxomil Candesartan Eprosartan Fimasartan Irbesartan Losartan Olmesartan Telmisartan Valsartan
Beta blocker
Class of medications that are competitive antagonists that block the receptor sites for the endogenous catecholamines epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) on adrenergic beta receptors, of the sympathetic nervous system. Acebutolol Atenolol Betaxolol Bisoprolol Carteolol Carvedilol Esmolol Labetalol Metoprolol Nadolol Nebivolol Oxprenolol Penbutolol Pindolol Propranolol Sotalol Timolol
Mixed alpha + beta blockers bucindolol carvedilol labetalol clonidine (indirectly)
Calcium channel blockers
dihydropyridines: amlodipine barnidipine cilnidipine clevidipine felodipine isradipine lercanidipine levamlodipine nicardipine nifedipine nimodipine nisoldipine nitrendipine non-dihydropyridines diltiazem verapamil
Antimineralocorticoid
Eplerenone Finerenone Spironolactone
Antiplatelet drug
Abciximab Aspirin Cangrelor Clopidogrel Eptifibatide Prasugrel Ticagrelor Tirofiban
Anticoagulant
Apixaban Bivalirudin Dabigatran Edoxaban Enoxaparin Heparin Rivaroxaban Warfarin
Fibrinolytics
Alteplase Reteplase Streptokinase Tenecteplase Urokinase
Diuretics
Loop diuretics: bumetanide ethacrynic acid furosemide torsemide Thiazide diuretics: epitizide hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide bendroflumethiazide methyclothiazide polythiazide Thiazide-like diuretics: indapamide chlorthalidone metolazone Xipamide Clopamide Potassium-sparing diuretics: amiloride triamterene spironolactone eplerenone
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