RUDRA'S PHARMACOLOGY

DRUGS FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

1. Inotropic drugs

    a. Cardiac glycosides:

                Digoxin

                Digitoxin

                Ouabain

    b. Sympathomimetics:

                Dobutamine

                Dopamine

    c. Phosphodiesterase III inhibitors:

                Amrinone (Inamrinone)

                Milrinone

2. Diuretics

    a. High ceiling diuretics:

                Furosemide

                Bumetanide

    b. Thiazide like diuretics:

                Hydrochlorothiazide

                Metolazone

                Xipamide

3. Inhibitors of Renin-Angiotensin system

    a. ACE-inhibitors:

                Enalapril

                Ramipril and others

    b. Angiotensin (AT₁ receptor) antagonists:

                Losartan and others

4. Vasodilators

    a. Venodilator:

                Glyceryl trinitrate

                Isosorbide dinitrate

    b. Arteriolar dilator:

                Hydralazine

    c. Arteriolar + Venodilator:

                Sod. Nitroprusside

5. β-Adrenergic blockers

                Metoprolol

                Bisoprolol

                Nebivolol

                Carvedilol

6. Aldosterone antagonist

                Spironolactone

                Eplerenone