A patient is starting on antihypertensive medications, because two previous clinic visits showed a blood pressure reading of 166/92. Which of the following medications would interfere with the effects of the antihypertensive drugs prescribed?
a. NSAIDs
b. Calcium supplements
c. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
d. Antibiotics
ANS: A
NSAIDs can affect blood pressure by blunting the effect of the antihypertensive agents.
Calcium supplements, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and antibiotics have no drug interactions with antihypertensive agents.
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