Fixed-dose combination antihypertensive medications
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Effect of fixed-dose combination (FDC) medications on adherence and treatment outcomes
Low adherence to prescribed self‐administered medication is well documented and particularly problematic in the treatment of chronic or asymptomatic conditions1 2. Even in affluent countries with well developed health care infrastructure adherence to long‐term therapy is estimated to average only 50%3. The implications of poor adherence are substantial at both the individual and population lev...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31629-0