Key result
Outpatient antihypertensive drug prescriptions in the United States increased progressively from 128.1 million in 1973 to 208.6 million in 1985, an average change of 5% per year.
Why the study?
How did outpatient antihypertensive drug use change in the United States between 1973 and 1985?
Population
Outpatient antihypertensive drug prescriptions in the United States from 1973 to 1985
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
12 years (1973 to 1985)
Authors
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Historical US antihypertensive prescription trends support research on evolving patterns; leaves open relevance to contemporary practice.
Observational
Yes
How did outpatient antihypertensive drug use change in the United States between 1973 and 1985?
Outpatient antihypertensive drug use in the US increased significantly from 1973 to 1985, with a shift in preferred drug classes toward beta-blockers and potassium-sparing diuretics alongside thiazides.
Gross et al. (1989) conducted an observational in Hypertension. Antihypertensive drugs was evaluated on Annual numbers of prescriptions for treatment of hypertension. Outpatient antihypertensive drug prescriptions in the United States increased progressively from 128.1 million in 1973 to 208.6 million in 1985, an average change of 5% per year.
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