antihypertensive combination

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Notes

  • fixed combinations of antihypertensives offer less flexibility in dosing & are often more expensive than the component medications prescribed individually[4]

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References

  1. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
  2. Prescriber's Letter 20(4): 2013 Antihypertensive Combinations Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=290421&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  3. Gradman AH, Basile JN, Carter BL, et al. Combination therapy in hypertension. J Am Soc Hypertens 2010;4:42-50. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20374950
  4. 4.0 4.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 15, 16. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2009, 2012