Medication Reference
Medications A-Z
A library of drug guides focused on a single question: how is this medication different for Black patients? Every page leads with the published evidence, cites FDA labels and professional-society guidelines, and flags uncertainty where the research is mixed or absent.
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Lisinopril
ACE inhibitorBrand: Prinivil, Zestril, Qbrelis
Hypertension, Heart failure, Post-MI, Diabetic kidney disease
The 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guideline (Whelton et al., Hypertension 2018;71:e13–e115) recommends that Black adults without chronic kidney disease be started on a …
View guideLosartan
Angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB)Brand: Cozaar
Hypertension, Diabetic kidney disease, Stroke prevention in LVH
ARBs share the same efficacy caveat in Black patients that ACE inhibitors do: as monotherapy for uncomplicated hypertension, ARBs lower blood pressure …
View guideLisinopril
ACE inhibitorBrand: Prinivil, Zestril, Qbrelis
The 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guideline (Whelton et al., Hypertension 2018;71:e13–e115) recommends that Black adults without chronic kidney disease be started on a …
View guideLosartan
Angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB)Brand: Cozaar
ARBs share the same efficacy caveat in Black patients that ACE inhibitors do: as monotherapy for uncomplicated hypertension, ARBs lower blood pressure …
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