Compliance patterns of patients treated with 2 separate antihypertensive agents versus fixed-dose combination therapy
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Antihypertensive Agents, Compliance Compliance, Safety, and Effectiveness of Fixed-Dose Combinations of Antihypertensive Agents A Meta-Analysis
Two or more antihypertensive agents are increasingly used to control blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients. However, it is unclear whether fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) of 2 antihypertensive agents in a single tablet provide greater benefits than the corresponding free-drug components given separately. A meta-analysis was performed to assess compliance, persistence, BP control, and safe...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0895-7061
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.03.592