noun
antihypertensive agent; blood pressure lowering drug
Medical term for a drug that reduces high blood pressure. Used in clinical and pharmacological contexts.
この血圧降下剤は一日一回服用します。
This antihypertensive agent is taken once a day.
A more common and shorter synonym for antihypertensive drug. 血圧降下剤 is more explicit and formal.
Compound of 血圧 (blood pressure), 降下 (descent, fall), and 剤 (drug, agent).