Antihypertensive Drug-Related Side Effects: Is It the Unique Indicator for Nonadherence?
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Nonadherence to antihypertensive drugs
BACKGROUND Hypertension drives the global burden of cardiovascular disease and its prevalence is estimated to increase by 30% by the year 2025. Nonadherence to chronic medication regimens is common; approximately 43% to 65.5% of patients who fail to adhere to prescribed regimens are hypertensive patients. Nonadherence to medications is a potential contributing factor to the occurrence of concom...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0895-7061,1941-7225
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpw024