Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and was soon repurposed.[A186841] Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[A186820,L8782,L8785] Hydralazine is no longer a first line therapy for these indications since the development of newer antihypertensive medications.[T691] Hydralazine hydrochloride was FDA approved on 15 January 1953.[L8779]
Synonyms
1-Phthalazinylhydrazine
Hydrallazine
Hypophthalin
Hydralazine
(2H)-Phthalazinone hydrazone
1-Hydrazinophthalazine
Hydralazinum
Hydralazine hydrochloride
Phthalazin-1-ylhydrazine
Hydrazinophthalazine
Hydralazin
Hidralazina
Idralazina
6-Hydralazine
Hydrazone 1(2H)-phthalazinone
(1Z)-1(2H)-Phthalazinone hydrazone
Indication
Hydralazine is indicated alone or adjunct to standard therapy to treat essential hypertension.[L8782] A combination product with isosorbide dinitrate is indicated as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[L8785]
Categories
Antihypertensive Agents
Antihypertensive Agents Indicated for Hypertension
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