A study has determined that adverse effects leading to treatment discontinuation vary among different blood pressure-lowering drug classes.
The age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension among U.S. adults aged 18 years and older was recently found to be 29.1% in 2011-2012. 1 Prevalence increased with age, from 7.3% in persons aged 18 to 39 ...
The FDA has approved Widaplik, a triple-drug combination, for the treatment of hypertension in adults. Widaplik combines three drugs — telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide — into a single pill that ...
A 58-year-old woman is seen for routine care. She has a history of hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD), prediabetes, and tobacco use disorder. She feels well today ...