Thiazides could achieve major cost savings in uncomplicated hypertension

The Effects of Mandatory Prescribing of Thiazides for Newly Treated, Uncomplicated Hypertension: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

BACKGROUND The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effects of a new reimbursement rule for antihypertensive medication that made thiazides mandatory first-line drugs for newly treated, uncomplicated hypertension. The objective of the new regulation was to reduce drug expenditures. METHODS AND FINDINGS We conducted an interrupted time-series analysis on prescribing data before and after t...

The potential savings of using thiazides as the first choice antihypertensive drug: cost-minimisation analysis

BACKGROUND All clinical practice guidelines recommend thiazides as a first-choice drug for the management of uncomplicated hypertension. Thiazides are also the lowest priced antihypertensive drugs. Despite this, the use of thiazides is much lower than that of other drug-classes. We wanted to estimate the potential for savings if thiazides were used as the first choice drug for the management of...

Thiazides first-line treatment for hypertension.

879 D la Chronique numéro 47, nous avons étudié les données scientifiques tirées de tous les essais contrôlés randomisés sur l’hypertension comparant les thiazidiqu de première intention avec les inhibiteurs de l’enzyme de conversion de l’angiotensine (IECA) et les inhibiteurs calciques (IC). Nous avons mis l’accent sur l’étude ALLHAT (traitement antihypertenseur et hypolipidémiant pour préveni...

Empowering cash managers to achieve cost savings by improving predictive accuracy

Empowering cash managers to achieve cost savings by improving predictive accuracy