A pair of nitrogenous bases, consisting of a purine linked by hydrogen bonds to a pyrimidine, that connects the complementary strands of DNA or of hybrid molecules joining DNA and RNA. The base pairs are adenine-thymine and guanine-cytosine in DNA, and adenine-uracil and guanine-cytosine in RNA.
High blood pressure (hypertension) Medications and supplements that can raise your blood pressure. From pain medications to stimulants, know which drugs and supplements can affect your blood pressure. Some prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as supplements and other substances, can raise your blood pressure. These substances also can interfere with medications intended to lower your blood pressure. Here are some medications, supplements and other substances that can increase your blood pressure.
Medicines to lower blood pressure include: 1  Diuretics (Water or Fluid Pills): Flush excess sodium from your body, which reduces the amount of fluid in your blood and helps to lower your blood pressure. 2  Diuretics are often used with other high blood pressure medicines, sometimes in one combined pill.reatment plans may evolve until blood pressure control is achieved. If your health care provider diagnoses you with secondary high blood pressure, he or she will work to treat the other condition or change the medicine suspected of causing your high blood pressure.