A: Is there a medication you can prescribe to help me with my problem?
B: There are various choices of blood pressure medication that we can try.
A: What is available?
B: We could start with Hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic.
A: Are there many side effects?
B: There really are not many side effects. You need to drink a lot of water when you take this pill.
A: Is that the only medication I need to take?
B: It might be, but for a while I also want you to take an ACE inhibitor, Lisinopril.
A: What are the side effects of that drug?
B: You may have a little bit of a dry cough, but you will feel much better.
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