Heart & Blood Pressure
Heart and blood pressure medicines on PockDose, grouped by class: calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, sartans, beta blockers, diuretics, angina and rhythm tablets, and blood thinners, with strengths for each.
Amiodarone
Amiodarone
100/200mg
Amiodarone tablets in 100mg and 200mg strengths, an antiarrhythmic used to treat and prevent certain abnormal heart rhythms and unstable fast heart rates.
Azilsartan And Chlorthalidone
Azilsartan, Chlorthalidone
40/12.5mg
Azilsartan and chlorthalidone 40/12.5mg tablets pair an angiotensin receptor blocker with a water pill to lower high blood pressure, sold here in packs of 30 to 180.
Bisoprolol
Bisoprolol
5/10mg
Bisoprolol 5mg and 10mg tablets: a once-daily beta blocker that lowers high blood pressure and is also used in heart failure, in packs of 30 to 360.
Candesartan
Candesartan cilexetil
4/8/16mg
Candesartan cilexetil 4mg, 8mg and 16mg tablets for high blood pressure and heart failure — an angiotensin II receptor blocker, in packs from 10 to 360 tablets.
Chlorthalidone
Chlorthalidone
6.25/12.5mg
Chlorthalidone is a long-acting water tablet for high blood pressure and fluid retention (oedema); order 6.25mg and 12.5mg tablets in packs from 30 to 180.
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
75mg
Clopidogrel 75mg tablets in packs of 30 to 360, an antiplatelet medicine taken once a day to lower the risk of further heart attacks and strokes.
Eplerenone
Eplerenone
25/50mg
Eplerenone tablets in 25mg and 50mg strengths for high blood pressure and for heart failure after a heart attack, taken once or twice daily, in packs of 30 to 180.
Flecainide
Flecainide
100mg
Flecainide 100mg tablets, a class IC antiarrhythmic used to steady fast or irregular heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and supraventricular tachycardia.
Furosemide
Furosemide
40/100mg
Furosemide tablets in 40mg and 100mg strengths, a loop diuretic that clears excess fluid and lowers blood pressure, sold in packs of 60 to 360.
Hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide
12.5/25mg
Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg and 25mg tablets, a thiazide diuretic for high blood pressure and fluid retention, sold in packs of 30 to 360 tablets.
Indapamide
Indapamide
1.5/2.5mg
Indapamide 1.5mg and 2.5mg tablets, a once-daily diuretic for high blood pressure, sold in packs of 30 to 360 tablets to order online.
Inderal La
Propranolol
40mg
Inderal La is a slow-release 40mg propranolol capsule for high blood pressure, angina and migraine prevention, sold in packs of 30, 60 or 90.
Irbesartan
Irbesartan
150/300mg
Irbesartan 150mg and 300mg tablets for high blood pressure and kidney damage caused by type 2 diabetes, in packs of 30 up to 360 tablets.
Lisinopril
Lisinopril
5/10mg
Lisinopril tablets in 5mg and 10mg strengths, an ACE inhibitor taken once a day for high blood pressure and, alongside other medicines, for heart failure.
Procoralan
Ivabradine
5mg
Procoralan 5mg tablets contain ivabradine, used for chronic heart failure and chronic stable angina, and come in packs of 30 to 180.
Propranolol
Propranolol
10/20/40/80mg
Propranolol tablets in 10mg, 20mg, 40mg and 80mg strengths, a beta-blocker used for high blood pressure, angina and migraine prevention, sold in packs of 60 to 360.
Rivaroxaban
Rivaroxaban
10mg
Rivaroxaban 10mg tablets are an anticoagulant that helps prevent blood clots after surgery and in other clotting conditions, sold as generic tablets in packs of 28 or 56.
Spironolactone
Spironolactone
25/100mg
Spironolactone 25mg and 100mg tablets — a potassium-sparing diuretic for fluid build-up, heart failure and high blood pressure, taken once or twice a day.
Trimetazidine
Trimetazidine
20mg
Trimetazidine 20mg tablets are taken every day to make angina attacks less frequent, and come in pack sizes from 30 to 180 tablets.
Looking for a blood pressure tablet? Most of what is here is exactly that. But the category also holds heart rhythm medicines, water tablets, blood thinners and a handful of rarer ones, such as a treatment for high pressure in the lung arteries. Under each class you will find the plain and brand-name listings of a medicine side by side.
Blood pressure tablets, class by class
Calcium channel blockers relax the artery walls. They are generic Norvasc (amlodipine), nifedipine as Adalat and Procardia, diltiazem as plain tablets or Cardizem, and verapamil or Isoptin. Ankle swelling is the best-known side effect of amlodipine and nifedipine. Diltiazem and verapamil also slow the heart, so they double as angina and rhythm medicines.
ACE inhibitors, the "-pril" tablets, are lisinopril and Zestril, enalapril, ramipril as Tritace and perindopril as Coversyl. A dry cough is their best-known side effect, and it is the usual reason someone moves to a sartan. The "-sartan" tablets, angiotensin receptor blockers, do a similar job by another route and cough less: losartan and generic Cozaar, irbesartan, Avapro, Micardis (telmisartan), candesartan, olmesartan as Benicar, Edarbi, and azilsartan with chlorthalidone, which puts a sartan and a water tablet in one 40/12.5mg tablet.
Beta blockers slow the heart and ease its workload: atenolol, Tenormin, metoprolol as Toprol, Toprol XL or Beloc, bisoprolol, Zebeta, Coreg (carvedilol), nebivolol, labetalol as Trandate, and propranolol with Inderal and Inderal LA capsules. Propranolol is also listed for migraine prevention. Clonidine and Catapres work through the brain's signals to the blood vessels instead.
Water tablets and heart failure
Swollen legs from fluid are the job of the strong loop diuretics: furosemide, Lasix and torsemide. Hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone and indapamide are milder and mostly used for blood pressure. Spironolactone, Aldactone, eplerenone and amiloride hold on to potassium while they work, and the first three also help in heart failure. Diamox (acetazolamide) is a different kind of diuretic, also used for glaucoma and altitude sickness.
For heart failure itself there are Entresto (sacubitril with valsartan), Lanoxin (digoxin), which also controls the rate in atrial fibrillation, and Procoralan, which slows the heart rate in heart failure and angina.
Angina and heart rhythm
Angina tablets include the long-acting nitrates Imdur (also sold as isosorbide) and Isordil, plus Ranexa and trimetazidine with Vastarel. Rhythm medicines are amiodarone, Cardarone, flecainide, Tambocor and sotalol. Nitrates must never be combined with the sildenafil tablets listed further down.
Blood thinners and the rest
Blood thinners come in two kinds. Coumadin (warfarin) is the old standard and means regular INR blood tests. Eliquis, Xarelto, rivaroxaban and Pradaxa are newer, and nobody checks an INR for them. Clopidogrel, Plavix and Brilinta stop platelets sticking together to guard against heart attack and stroke, and Pletal (cilostazol) is for leg pain on walking caused by poor circulation.
Sildenafil 20mg (Revatio, Assurans) and Letairis treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. Midodrine and Gutron go the opposite way and raise low blood pressure on standing. Nimotop capsules are for brain-artery spasm, and Nexletol is a cholesterol tablet that also appears here.
Sources
- Blood pressure and your heart - Heart Foundation — National Heart Foundation of Australia
- High blood pressure - NHS — NHS
What heart and blood pressure medicines does PockDose sell?
PockDose stocks blood pressure tablets such as amlodipine 2.5, 5 and 10mg, losartan 25, 50 and 100mg, ramipril 1.25 to 10mg and bisoprolol 5 and 10mg. Diuretics include furosemide 40 and 100mg and spironolactone 25 and 100mg. Blood thinners cover warfarin 1, 2 and 5mg, rivaroxaban 10 to 20mg and clopidogrel 75mg. Bempedoic acid 180mg is listed for high cholesterol.
Can I buy generic versions of Norvasc, Cozaar and Plavix?
Yes. Amlodipine, listed as generic Norvasc, comes in 2.5, 5 and 10mg tablets. Losartan comes as a generic and as generic Cozaar in 25, 50 and 100mg tablets. Clopidogrel 75mg is available as generic Plavix. Combination tablets include azilsartan with chlorthalidone 40/12.5mg.
How are heart & blood pressure medicines delivered to Hong Kong?
Orders arrive in plain, unbranded packaging. Tracked courier takes 5–9 business days; standard airmail takes 14–21 business days and is untracked. See delivery and ordering details.
What is the difference between an ACE inhibitor and a sartan?
Both relax blood vessels by blocking the angiotensin system, but at different points. ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril and ramipril often cause a dry cough; sartans such as losartan and telmisartan are less likely to.
Which blood pressure tablets are beta blockers?
Atenolol, metoprolol, bisoprolol, carvedilol, nebivolol and propranolol are beta blockers, and so is labetalol (Trandate) with an added vessel-relaxing action. They slow the heart rate, which is why several are also listed for angina and heart failure.
What is the difference between warfarin and Eliquis?
Warfarin is the older blood thinner and needs regular INR blood tests to keep it in range. Eliquis (apixaban) is a newer anticoagulant listed in 2.5mg and 5mg tablets, taken without INR testing.
Are there blood pressure tablets that also help angina?
Yes. Amlodipine, diltiazem, verapamil and several beta blockers such as atenolol and propranolol are listed for both. Nitrates such as Imdur and Isordil are listed for angina alone.