Why the study?
Hypertension is increasing exponentially in India and adherence to antihypertensive regimens is reported to be poor, leading to poor blood pressure control.
A review of current studies indicates that medication adherence among hypertensive patients in India is poor, emphasizing the need for comprehensive strategies to improve adherence.
Nonadherence to antihypertensives links to poor BP control in Indian patients; leaves open targeted adherence strategies in this high-burden setting.
Prevalence of hypertension is increasing exponentially in India. Hence hypertension has become a crucial public health problem in India. High blood pressure (BP) could be a major risk factor for cardio vascular disease and better control can result in prevention of 300,000 of the 1.5 million annual deaths from cardiovascular diseases in India. Various studies among Indian patients evident that not adherence to their antihypertensive regimen and this might end in poor blood pressure control. Adherence to medication among the hypertensive people from the current studies is poor. A comprehensive strategy to enhance adherence to antihypertensive medications is the need of the hour. In this article an attempt has been made to compile all the research evidence on prevalence of Medication Adherence among hypertensive patients in India.
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