Hypertension Drugs in Nigeria

High blood pressure is Nigeria's quietest epidemic — roughly one adult in three has it, most found out by accident at a screening, a clinic visit, or after a scare. Amlodipine and lisinopril are the workhorses here, with losartan, atenolol, nifedipine, and labetalol (a common choice in pregnancy) filling out the shelf. These are cheap generics for the most part; a month of treatment often costs less than a fast-food meal.

What actually kills people is stopping. Blood pressure tablets only work while you take them, and the habit of 'resting' the drugs once readings improve — or switching to herbal 'cleansers' — is how strokes happen at 50. If cost is the reason for skipping, say so at the pharmacy: there is almost always a cheaper registered generic of the same molecule, and this site lists them.