Which drug classes are recommended by the writing group for the initial treatment of hypertension?
The most recent 2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high BP in adults recommends that in the general nonblack population, including those with diabetes mellitus, the initial antihypertensive treatment should include a thiazide-type diuretic, a calcium channel blocker, an ACE inhibitor, or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).