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Hydralazine for High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
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Hydralazine is sometimes used to treat Reference high blood pressure Opens New Window during pregnancy. It can be given through a vein (Reference intravenously Opens New Window, or IV) to quickly lower severe high blood pressure or by mouth as a tablet to control high blood pressure over a period of time.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: November 5, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference William Gilbert, MD - Maternal and Fetal Medicine |
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