Which of the following drugs should NOT be used in the setting of severe hypeension in elderly on empirical basis?: (A) Enalapril, (B) Amlodipine, (C) Chlohiazide, (D) Prazosin
Answer is D. For the elderly, alpha blockers like prazosin can cause severe hypotension and 1st dose hypotension DOC for elderly with severe HTN - CCBs DOC for HTN with diabetes- ARBs or ACE inhibitors Ref:Tripati 8th edition