Dextromethorphan is used to lower blood pressure in a subject suffering from hypertension, alone or in combination with another anti-hypertensive agent. In particular, dextromethorphan acts synergistically with a calcium channel blocker, such as amlodipine, to result in a major improvement in the treatment of hypertension, with no or little adverse effects.右美沙芬係用來降低罹患高血壓之個體血壓,其係單獨使用或與其他抗高血壓劑合併使用。特定言之,右美沙芬與鈣離子通道阻斷劑(如氨氯地平)協同作用,而大大地改善於高血壓的治療,且不會或只會產生很小的副作用。