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Why do high blood pressure medications tell you to stay out of the sun?
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BP: Some antihypertensives can sensitize the skin to sunlight and make sunburn easier. By lowering the peripheral resistance the BP meds can make on more volume sensitive and make dehydration easier and more serious in the heat.
Answered 12/30/2014
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