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Nonadherence to antihypertensive drugs

Medicine · 2017 · Vol. 96(4) · pp. e5641–e5641
Tadesse Melaku AbegazAbdulla ShehabEyob Alemayehu GebreyohannesAkshaya Srikanth BhagavathulaAsim Ahmed Elnour

Abstract

Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications was noticed in 45% of the subjects studied and a higher proportion of uncontrolled BP (83.7%) was nonadherent to medication. Intervention models aiming to improve adherence should be emphasized.

Medication Adherence and ComplianceBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicineConcomitantMedication adherenceInternal medicineBlood pressureDemographicsPhysical therapyDemography

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Assessment of Medication AdherenceAdultAgedAntihypertensive AgentsFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsDrug MonitoringMedication Adherence
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