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MEDICAL PRACTICE TODAY

Factors influencing the choice of antihypertensive agents

, MD & , MBBS, PhD
Pages 81-85 | Published online: 07 Jul 2016
 

Abstract

Personal, social, and medical factors unique to individual patients have a bearing on the efficacy of specific antihypertensive agents and on the frequency and severity of side effects. The factors relate to age, sex, occupation, potential for adherence to a prescribed program of therapy, and associated health problems. The importance of a simple, inexpensive program is emphasized.

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