We carried out a study describing the extent and patterns of use of antihypertensive drugs and identifying common diseases in a cohort of workers. The population was monitored on a yearly basis by a questionnaire to assess the use of antihypertensive drugs. The extent and causes of absenteeism for medical reasons and diagnoses of cancer were taken from systematic records from the company. Four ...

INTRODUCTION Nonadherence to antihypertensive therapy is one of the main causes of resistant hypertension. OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to evaluate adherence to therapy in patients with resistant hypertension by determining serum antihypertensive drug levels with the use of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 36 patients ...