Current use of antihypertensive drugs in Japanese patients with hypertension: Analysis by age group

ConclusionsAntihypertensive drugs selected for patients aged ≥75 years differed from those selected for younger patients, in particular CCB and loop diuretics (prescribed more often), and ARB (prescribed less often). Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; ••: ••–••.

Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - February 1, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Takayuki Ishida, Akinori Oh, Shinzo Hiroi, Yukio Shimasaki, Takuya Tsuchihashi Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health Source Type: research