Suggest better medicine for high blood pressure
Patient: my husband has been on lisinipril (20mg) for high blood pressure but it hasn't been successful in controlling it. today the nurse practitioner changed his prescription to etodolac 400 mg I looked this med up and its for inflamation fo arthritis should he call the doctor tomorrow? Doctor: Hi there, thanks for posting your query on this forum. Hypertension if not controlled can damage arteries, heart, kidneys, brain, eyes, etc. If lisinipril is not able to get blood pressure to normal you must consult the doctor instead of the nurse, he will change the anti-hypertensive depending on the history that your husband has. Good that you were alert and prompt in rectifying the error of the nurse.Depending on the response of the other anti-hypertensive he may decide whether to do any further investigations or not.Thanks & Regards,Dr. Kunal Lokare