5th March 2024

A 62-year-old diabetic man presents to the GP for a follow-up appointment regarding his blood pressure.

A 62-year-old diabetic man presents to the GP for a follow-up appointment regarding his blood pressure. Recently in clinic it was measured as 162/109 and therefore he was sent away for ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure monitoring which revealed an average of 156/102. The GP decides to start him on medication to bring down his blood pressure. He currently takes metformin 500mg BD. 

Please prescribe one medication that would be most suitable for treating this patient.