Patterns and Associated Health Services Costs of Antihypertensive Drug Modifications

• Published in: The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 43 - 50
• Main Authors: Saleh, Shadi S., Szebenyi, Steven, Carter, Judith A., Zacher, Chris, Belletti, Dan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage; Antihypertensive Agents - economics; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Health Services - economics; Humans; Hypertension - drug therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Original Papers; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - economics; United States; United States

This study sought to identify patterns of antihypertensive drug modifications in initial drug therapy as well as to examine the effect of modifications on costs. The study population included adults who initiated antihypertensive drug therapy during 12 months of therapy. Approximately three‐fourths...