Why the study?
Does the herbal formulation Hypoff improve symptomatology in patients with essential hypertension compared to captopril?
Does the herbal formulation Hypoff improve symptomatology in patients with essential hypertension compared to captopril?
The herbal formulation Hypoff was reported to be a safe and effective alternative to captopril for managing symptoms of essential hypertension.
Hypoff supports use as a safe alternative to captopril for essential hypertension; extends RCT evidence for herbal antihypertensives.
In the present study, clinical efficacy of herbal coded formulation (Hypoff) as treatment of essential hypertension was investigated. This was case control multicenter prospective randomized authentic allopathic control clinical trial. Open randomized descriptive study was employed in this study. The drug Hypoff was prescribed to test group while Captopril was prescribed to control group who were registered at Qasmi Clinic located at Orangi Town, North Nazimabad and Gulshan-e-Iqbal at Karachi. They all belong to urban population of Karachi. The age range of patients was 25 to 70 years. The response of the treatment on symptomatology of essential hypertension was analysed. Hypoff was found to be an economical, safe and effective drug for essential hypertension treatment and was statistically significant at P<0.03.
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