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Which is the best antihypertensive drug to b given to eldery patients and why?
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Best antiHPN Drug: For elderly can be an ace inhibitor or an arb as it is cheaper, vasodilator, prtotects target organs such as kidney and heart don't use Ibuprofen with it as it counteracts some of the benefits.
Answered 6/25/2014
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