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Manage high blood pressure. Protect your heart, brain, and kidneys.
High blood pressure often has no symptoms — which is exactly why consistent monitoring and medication matter, even when you feel completely fine.
What do you need right now?
What does your reading mean?
Enter a blood pressure reading to see its category, per the American Heart Association’s published guidelines.
Based on AHA published categories. This reflects a single reading — your doctor looks at your numbers over time, not one reading alone.
Medication options
For context, not a recommendation — your provider will help choose what fits your situation.
| Medication class | What it does | When it’s used |
|---|---|---|
| ACE inhibitors | Relax blood vessels by blocking a hormone | First-line for many patients; especially good with diabetes or kidney protection needs |
| ARBs | Similar to ACE inhibitors, different mechanism | When ACE inhibitors cause a cough; otherwise similar uses |
| Diuretics (“water pills”) | Help your body remove extra fluid and salt | First-line for many patients; especially useful in older adults |
| Calcium channel blockers | Relax blood vessels by a different mechanism | First-line for many patients |
| Beta blockers | Slow the heart and reduce its workload | Used when other heart conditions are also present |
| Combination pills | Two medications in one pill | Reduces pill burden, often improves consistency |
The information here describes how a class of medications generally works and what to discuss with your provider or pharmacist. It is not a prescription, a recommendation of a specific drug or dose, or instructions to start, stop, or change any medication. Decisions about medications belong to you and your prescribing clinician.
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