The ACES Program was authorized by Congress with the passage of the 2008 Farm Bill (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; PL 110-234), that enabled NRCS to establish an older worker employment program (age 55+) to provide technical assistance for conservation operations around the country.
The dose of other blood pressure medications should be reduced by half when furosemide is added. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 12/10/2014. Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
In a double-blind crossover study, the effectiveness of furosemide, 40 mg twice daily, was compared with hydrochlorothiazide, 50 mg twice daily, in hypertensive patients. Both hydrochlorothiazide and furosemide significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) during three months of therapy. However, the fall in BP was consistently greater with hydrochlorothiazide than with furosemide, although the difference was significant only with respect to systolic BP.