Critical Evaluation of Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy

The second round table discussion was held to evaluate critically the significance of new drugs (calcium antagonists, angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitors, serotonin antagonists) presented during the preceding morning session. In view of the great number of drugs available on the market, the discussion was aimed at working out a rational treatment of hypertension. The following summary reviews the pharmacologic properties of these drugs and their place in the presently known rationale of antihypertensive therapy.