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  • noun A drug, C10H13NO4, used to treat hypertension.

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  • noun A psychoactive drug used as a sympatholytic or antihypertensive.

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  • noun antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure

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Examples

  • Some common medications, such as phenothiazines, imipramine, methyldopa, and reserpine, will also raise prolactin levels, as will excessive stress.

    A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

  • And Serpasil and Largostil and Stelazine and Resteclin and Librax and Clonidine and Fiorinal and Inderal and Inocid and Aristocort cream and Neocortef and Zyloprim and Butazolidin and Bactra and Septra and phenylbutazone and methyldopa and allopurinol and hydrochlorothiazide.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • And Serpasil and Largostil and Stelazine and Resteclin and Librax and Clonidine and Fiorinal and Inderal and Inocid and Aristocort cream and Neocortef and Zyloprim and Butazolidin and Bactra and Septra and phenylbutazone and methyldopa and allopurinol and hydrochlorothiazide.

    Variations (6): Big Pharma Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • Many drugs prescribed for high blood pressure (hypertension) contain methydopa or methyldopa.

    Cold Weather, Winter and Hypothermia. 2007

  • Two blood pressure drugs have been studied for the treatment of hot flashes: clonidine (sold under the brand name Catapres) and methyldopa (sold under the brand name Aldomet).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Two blood pressure drugs have been studied for the treatment of hot flashes: clonidine (sold under the brand name Catapres) and methyldopa (sold under the brand name Aldomet).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • In randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, both medications helped to reduce the frequency of hot flashes by 46 to 80 percent in healthy women and those with breast cancer.35 Negative effects for clonidine and methyldopa include dizziness, unusual tiredness, and weakness.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • In randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, both medications helped to reduce the frequency of hot flashes by 46 to 80 percent in healthy women and those with breast cancer.35 Negative effects for clonidine and methyldopa include dizziness, unusual tiredness, and weakness.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • Two blood pressure drugs have been studied for the treatment of hot flashes: clonidine (sold under the brand name Catapres) and methyldopa (sold under the brand name Aldomet).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • In randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, both medications helped to reduce the frequency of hot flashes by 46 to 80 percent in healthy women and those with breast cancer.35 Negative effects for clonidine and methyldopa include dizziness, unusual tiredness, and weakness.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

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