Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and was soon repurposed.[A186841] Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[A186820,L8782,L8785] Hydralazine is no longer a first line therapy for these indications since the development of newer antihypertensive medications.[T691] Hydralazine hydrochloride was FDA approved on 15 January 1953.[L8779]
Synonyms
Hydrallazine
Hydralazinum
1-Phthalazinylhydrazine
Hidralazina
Hydralazine
Hypophthalin
Hydralazine hydrochloride
Hydrazinophthalazine
6-Hydralazine
(1Z)-1(2H)-Phthalazinone hydrazone
1-Hydrazinophthalazine
Hydrazone 1(2H)-phthalazinone
Hydralazine polistirex
Idralazina
Phthalazin-1-ylhydrazine
(2H)-Phthalazinone hydrazone
Hydralazin
Brand Names
Novo-hylazin Tab 10mg USP
Apo-hydralazine
Hydralazine-10 Tab 10mg
Apresoline
Hydralazine HCl
Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide
Novo-hylazin Tab 50mg
Hydralazine-25 Tab
Mint-hydralazine
BiDil
HydrALAZINE hydrochloride
Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine hydrochloride
Nu-hydral Tab 10mg
Isosorbide Dinitrate and Hydralazine Hydrochloride
Novo-hylazin Tab 25mg
Hydralazine Hydrocloride
Hydralazine Hydrochloride
Apresoline Tablets, 10mg
Asn-hydralazine
Hydralazine Hydrochloride Injection, USP
Nu-hydral Tab 50 mg
Hydralazine
Ser-Ap-Es
Apresoline Tablets, 50mg
Hydralazine Hydrochloride Injection
Hydralazine-50 Tab
Apresoline hydrochloride
HydrALAZINE Hydrochloride
Nu-hydral Tab 25mg
hydrALAZINE Hydrochloride
Apresoline Tablets, 25mg
PMS-hydralazine
Jamp-hydralazine
Ser-AP-ES Tab
Indication
Hydralazine is indicated alone or adjunct to standard therapy to treat essential hypertension.[L8782] A combination product with isosorbide dinitrate is indicated as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[L8785]
Categories
Antihypertensive Agents
Antihypertensive Agents Indicated for Hypertension
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