Nhm thuc li tiu: Gm c Hydroclorothiazid, Indapamid, Furosemid,
Spironolacton, Amilorid, Triamteren... C ch ca thuc l lm gim s nc trong c th, tc lm gim sc cn ca mch ngoi vi, dn n lm h huyt p. Dng n c khi b huyt p nh, c th phi hp vi thuc khc khi cao huyt p nng thm. Cn la chn loi ph hp do c loi lm thi nhiu kali, loi gi kali, tng acid uric trong mu, tng cholesterol mu. 2. Nhm thuc tc ng ln h thn kinh trung ng: Gm c Reserpin, Methyldopa, Clonidin... C ch ca thuc l hot ha mt s t bo thn kinh gy h huyt p. Hin nay t dng do tc dng ph gy trm cm, khi ngng thuc t ngt s lm tng vt huyt p. 3. Nhm thuc chn alpha: Gm c Prazosin, Alfuzosin, Terazosin, Phentolamin... C ch ca thuc l c ch gii phng noradrenalin ti u dy thn kinh (l cht sinh hc lm tng huyt p), do lm h huyt p. C tc dng ph gy h huyt p khi ng ln (h huyt p t th ng), c bit khi dng liu u tin. 4. Nhm thuc chn beta: Gm c Propanolol, Pindolol, Nadolol, Timolol, Metoprolol, Atenolol, Labetolol, Acebutolol... C ch ca thuc l c ch th th beta - giao cm tim, mch ngoi vi, do lm chm nhp tim v h huyt p. Thuc dng tt cho bnh nhn c km au tht lng, ngc hoc nhc na u. Chng ch nh i vi ngi c km hen suyn, suy tim, nhp tim chm. 5. Nhm thuc i khng calci: Gm c Nifedipin, Nicardipin, Amlodipin, Felodipin, Isradipin, Verapamil, Diltiazem... C ch ca thuc l chn dng ion calci khng cho i vo t bo c trn ca cc mch mu, v vy gy gin mch v t lm h huyt p. Dng tt cho bnh nhn c km au tht ngc, hiu qu i vi bnh nhn cao tui, khng nh hng n chuyn ha ng, m trong c th. 6. Nhm thuc c ch men chuyn: Gm c Captopril, Enalapril, Benazepril, Lisinopril, Perindopril (coversyl 4mg), Quinepril, Tradola-pril... C ch ca thuc l c ch mt enzym c tn l men chuyn angiotensin (angiotensin converting enzym, vit tt ACE). Nh men chuyn angiotensin xc tc m cht sinh hc angiotensin I bin thnh angiotensin II v chnh cht sau ny gy co tht mch lm tng huyt p. Nu men chuyn ACE b thuc c ch (lm cho khng hot ng) s khng sinh ra angiotensin II, gy ra hin tng gin mch v lm h huyt p. Thuc hu hiu trong 60% trng hp khi dng n c (tc khng kt hp vi thuc khc). L thuc c chn khi bnh nhn b km hen suyn (chng ch nh vi chn beta), i tho ng (li tiu, chn beta). Tc dng ph: lm tng kali huyt v gy ho khan. 7. Nhm thuc mi c ch th th angiotensin: Nhng thuc dng tr huyt p thuc cc nhm k trn vn cn nhiu nhc im v mt hiu qu cng nh cc tc dng ph, v vy vic nghin cu tm nhng thuc mi vn tip tc c t ra. c bit, nhm thuc c ch men chuyn xut hin t u nhng nm 1980 (c cng nhn l thuc khng th thiu trong iu tr cao huyt p) thc y cc nh khoa hc tm ra
nhng thuc mi tc ng n men chuyn ACE. Cc nghin cu gn y nhn thy
nu tc dng chnh vo men chuyn ACE, lm cho men ny bt hot th thuc s gy nhiu tc ng ph nh ho khan (l tc dng ph khin nhiu ngi bnh b thuc khng tip tc dng). Nguyn do l v men chuyn ACE khng ch xc tc bin angiotensin I thnh angiotensin II gy tng huyt p m cn c vai tr trong s phn hy mt cht sinh hc khc c tn l bradykinin. Nu c ch men ACE, bradykinin khng c phn hy mc cn thit, s tha v gy nhiu tc dng, trong c ho khan. Thay v c ch men ACE, hng nghin cu mi l tm ra cc thuc c tc dng ngn khng cho angiotensin II gn vo th th ca n (angiotensin II receptors, type 1) nm mch mu, tim, thn, do s lm h huyt p. V th, hin nay c nhm thuc mi tr cao huyt p l nhm thuc c ch th th angiotensin II (Angiotensin II receptors antagonists). Thuc u tin c dng l Losartan, sau l Irbesartan, Candesardan, Valsartan... Nhm thuc mi ny c tc dng h huyt p, a huyt p v tr s bnh thng, tng ng vi cc thuc nhm i khng calci, chn beta, c ch men chuyn. c bit, tc dng h p ca chng tt hn nu phi hp vi thuc li tiu Thiazid. Li im ca nhm thuc ny l do khng trc tip c ch men chuyn nn gn nh khng gy ho khan nh nhm c ch men chuyn, hoc khng gy ph nh thuc i khng calci. Tc dng ph c th gp l chng mt, hoc rt him l gy tiu chy. Chng ch nh ca thuc l khng dng cho ph n c thai hoc ngi b d ng vi thuc. MT S NGUYN TC CN TUN TH KHI DNG THUC IU TR TNG HUYT P Cc thuc thuc nhng nhm k trn u c nc ta. iu tr bng thuc, ngi bnh cn i khm v c bc s iu tr ch nh, hng dn s dng thuc. Bi v ch c bc s mi nm vng tnh nng ca thuc, khm bnh trc tip v s la chn loi thuc thch hp, ch dn cc nguyn tc dng thuc. S la chn thuc tr cao huyt p s ty thuc vo yu t nguy c ca bnh tim mch, c s tn thng cc c quan (nh suy thn, suy tim, dy tht tri...), c km bnh i tho ng... c bit, cc bc s s gip bnh nhn tun th cc nguyn tc sau: - Trc ht, dng thuc vi liu thp ban u v tng liu dn dn vi ch mt loi thuc. Khi mi b tng huyt p, khuyn co mi khuyn nn dng thuc u tin l nhm li tiu, c bit l nhm Thiazid. - Nu khng hiu qu mi kt hp hai nhm thuc. Theo khuyn co mi (JNC 7), tuy mi b bnh nhng khi huyt p ca ngi bnh cao hn mc cn phi t kh nhiu (huyt p trn cao hn 20mmHg, huyt p di cao hn 10mmHg), th ngi bnh cn c iu tr ngay vi 2 thuc phi hp, thng thng c thuc li tiu. - Nu thuc c chn u tin c hiu qu km v gy nhiu tc dng ph th nn i nhm thuc khc, ch khng cn tng liu hoc kt hp thm thuc th hai. - Nn dng loi thuc cho tc dng ko di, loi ung 1 ln trong ngy.