Table 1: Morning versus evening administration of once-daily oral cardiovascular drugs.

Medications Optimal dosing time References
Favoring evening dosing Favoring morning dosing Indifferent dosing time
Perindopril √ [4]
Ramipril √ [5]
Candesartan √ [6,7]
Olmesartan √ [8]
√ [9,10]
Valsartan √ [11]
√ [12,13]
Nebivolol √ [14]
Nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system √ [15,16]
Amlodipine √ [17]
Diuretics (thiazides, torasemide)a √ [19,20]
Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide √ [21]
Indapamide/losartan √ [22]
Amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide √ [23]
Amlodipine/valsartan √ [24,25]
√ [26]
Amlodipine/olmesartan √ [27]
√ [28]
Amlodipine/telmisartan √ [29]
Amlodipine/fosinopril √ [30]
Miscellaneous combination of antihypertensives √ (Ingesting ≥ 1 antihypertensives) [31-39]
Cardiovascular polypills (aspirin, simvastatin, lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide) √ [40]
Simvastatin immediate-release √ [41]
Controlled-release simvastatin √ [42,43]
Ezetimibe/simvastatin √ [44]
Rivaroxaban √ [45]
Aspirin √ [46-48,51]
√ [49,50]

Notes: aMorning dosing could still be used for patients with troublesome night-time diuresis with poor quality sleep; √: Given.