Question 273 · LEK · Treatment
Indicate the medication which should not be used in the first-line treatment of hypertension:
- A. amlodipine.
- B. losartan.
- C. ramipril.
- D. clonidine.
- E. indapamide.
Hint
First-line antihypertensives belong to the major classes with proven outcome benefit; centrally acting agents sit in a different tier.
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