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What is the drug for resistant hypertension. my doctor said it is the drug of last resort, and it always works?
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Resistant htn rx: Resistant HTN is complex and usually is present for different reasons in different persons. Minoxidil is one med reserved as a last resort for resistant HTN. Affected person must restrict salt, not smoke, exercise daily, be compliant with bp meds, be near or working to achieve ideal wt, and have fixable etiologies ruled out by tests, like hormone excess, kidney disease, renal artery stenosis.
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