hy·dral·a·zine

(hī-drăl′ə-zēn′)

An antihypertensive drug, C₈H₈N₄.

[hydr(o)- + (phth)al(ic acid) + azine.]

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hydralazine

(haɪˈdræləˌziːn)

(Medicine) a muscle-relaxant drug used to treat high blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. Trade name: Apresoline

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Noun

hydralazine - an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure

Apresoline

antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug - a drug that reduces high blood pressure

vasodilative, vasodilator - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

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hydralazine

n hidralazina

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Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole (Injection 800mg + 160mg), Chloramphenicol (Tablets / Capsules 250mg), Ivermectin (Tablets 3mg and 6mg), Amphotericin (Injection 50mg), (Long acting) Benzathine penicillin (Injection 0.1MIU, 0.6MIU, 1.2MIU, 0.05MIU), Parenteral fosfomycin (Injection 1gram).Rabies immunoglobulin (Injection 150IU/ml, 200IU/ml), Primaquine (Tablets 7.5mg), Voriconazole (Tablets 40mg, 200mg), Typhoid vaccine (Injection 1000 mil/ml, 25 mcg/0.5ml, 500 mil/0.5ml), Injection Hydralazine (20mg), Rabies Vaccine (Injection 2.5IU/ml, 200IU/ml).

Country faces shortage of drugs

Hydralazine BD QID is also safe and its IV preparation is also available.

Pre-eclampsia needs team based approach as it affects not only the women but fetus as well - Prof. Farrukh Zaman

I also address the management of preeclampsia with severe features, and I share an algorithm that I have developed and fine-tuned over the years to control acute severe hypertension with the use of intravenous labetalol, intravenous hydralazine, or oral nifedipine.

Management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

Aim of this study is to see 60 days outcome of Chronic Heart Failure patients on optimal anti-failure therapy in NYHA III and IV classes, on addition of Hydralazine plus Nitrates (H+ISDN) and to compare it with patients without them.

SHORT-TERM OUTCOME IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE WITH THE ADDITION OF HYDRALAZINE-ISOSORBIDE TO STANDARD ANTI-FAILURE THERAPY--A PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON

Hydralazine hydrochloride is an FDA-approved medication for the treatment of essential hypertension.

Outcomes of hydralazine induced renal vasculitis

Hydralazine is a medication known to cause DILE, and case reports have revealed this since its first use in the United States in 1953.

ANA-Negative Hydralazine-Induced Pericardial Effusion

with intravenous (IV) labetalol (administered as 20 mg/40 mg/80 mg sequential doses as needed) or hydralazine (administered as 10 mg/ 10 mg/20 mg/40 mg sequential doses as needed).

Reduce maternal morbidity by the expeditious and decisive treatment of severe hypertension in pregnancy: In women with preeclampsia, clinical findings that are associated with increased maternal morbidity include: severe hypertension, dyspnea or chest pain, thrombocytopenia, and elevated creatinine or aspartate transaminase levels

"To date, the most common acrolein scavengers have been the FDA--[Food and Drug Administration] approved compounds containing a hydrazine group, such as hydralazine and phenelzine," Shi says.

Pain reduction

Common features among these patients included iron deficiency anemia, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, hydralazine use and iron supplementation.

Peppered and rare - Gastric and Duodenal Pseudomelanosis: A case series

Summary: Gas chromatographic method was developed for the analysis of hydralazine after derivatization with ethyl chloroformate (ECF) from column DB-5 (30 m x 0.32 mm id).

Analysis of Hydralazine in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Fluids by Gas Chromatography

After electing to proceed, she was initiated on furosemide, hydralazine, isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN), and carvedilol.

The Use of a Novel Heart Failure Agent in the Treatment of Pregnancy-Associated Cardiomyopathy