Urapidil
central or vascular antihypertensive
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What this medicine is for
Urapidil is a medicine in the “central or vascular antihypertensive” category. This medicine lowers blood pressure, often in combination with other treatments aimed at the same goal.
In the case of Urapidil, this means: Antihypertensive (alpha-blocker), used notably in hospital. It is generally taken over the long term, within regular monitoring, and is not stopped on your own initiative.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 12 reimbursable presentations containing Urapidil are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Eupressyl Lp
- Mediatensyl Lp
- Urapidil Arrow Lp
- Urapidil Biogaran Lp
- Urapidil Cristers Lp
- Urapidil Eg Lp
- Urapidil Kalceks
- Urapidil Stragen
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
For Urapidil, we offer no supplement. No nutritional supplementation is seriously justified as an addition to this treatment, and we would rather write that than invent a need. Our range is limited to five classes of everyday medicines for which a targeted intake makes sense; outside of those, we do not sell for the sake of selling, and that is what gives weight to our five products.
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