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n. - Antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system.

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  • Both times the hypertension drug guanabenz was present.
  • His horse Tahhan tested positive for guanabenz - used to treat hypertension - after competing in 75-mile races at Bahrain in January and Dubai in February.
  • His horse Tahhan tested positive for guanabenz -- used to treat hypertension -- after competing in 75-mile races at Bahrain in January and Dubai in February.
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