Single-pill combinations of antihypertensive drugs offer numerous benefits for improving treatment compliance, especially in elderly patients and those with coexisting diseases.
Single-pill combinations for hypertension improve patient compliance, particularly in the elderly and those with multiple comorbidities.
Multiple illness is an increasingly common phenomenon. Its consequence is the need for polytherapy, which is particularly common among people suffering from arterial hypertension. The development of combined preparations (containing at least two API-active pharmaceutical ingredients) dedicated to the treatment of hypertension is a response to increased compliance, especially in elderly patients. In our work, we describe in particular the possibilities of using β-adrenergic receptors blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in combinations. The combinations of APIs are used as single pills in patients with arterial hypertension with concomitant diseases such as hyperlipidemia; blood coagulation problems and diabetes mellitus were also discussed successively. Pharmacoeconomic analysis for the API combinations shown is also presented. As a final conclusion, numerous benefits of using the combined preparations should be indicated, especially by the elderly and/or in patients with coexistence of other diseases.
Paczkowska‐Walendowska et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Arterial hypertension with concomitant diseases. Single-pill combinations (e.g., beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors) was evaluated. Single-pill combinations of antihypertensive drugs offer numerous benefits for improving treatment compliance, especially in elderly patients and those with coexisting diseases.