The Pharmacologic Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Drugs Used to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension

Classes of drugs used in the treatment of PAH are listed below.  Clicking on the drug class will link you to the page describing the pharmacology of that drug class.

• Diuretics
  -  thiazide diuretics
  -  loop diuretics
  
• Vasodilators
  -  calcium-channel blockers
  -  prostaglandins
  -  endothelin receptor antagonists
  -  nitric oxide*
  -  cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors*
  

* under clinical investigation

Revised 03/14/07