Why the study?
Is antihypertensive drug class associated with medication adherence in patients with uncontrolled hypertension?
Population
149 patients with persistently uncontrolled hypertension from two inner-city clinics, mean age 64 years, 72%…
Comparison
Antihypertensive drug class and dosing frequency vs Comparison between different antihypertensive…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
interval between two primary care visits
Authors
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May support prioritizing once-daily dosing over drug class for adherence; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Is antihypertensive drug class associated with medication adherence in patients with uncontrolled hypertension?
Antihypertensive drug class is not associated with adherence when accounting for dosing frequency, suggesting once-daily formulations should be prioritized to optimize adherence.
Moise et al. (2014) studied this question.
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