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. 2023 Feb 21;12(4):e027486.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027486. Epub 2023 Feb 3.

Fixed-Dose Combination Medication Use Among US Adults With Hypertension: A Missed Opportunity

Claire M Mobley  1 , Alexis S Bryan  1 , Andrew E Moran  1 , Catherine G Derington  2 , Yiyi Zhang  1 , Brandon K Bellows  1
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Fixed-Dose Combination Medication Use Among US Adults With Hypertension: A Missed Opportunity

Claire M Mobley et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: antihypertensive agents; fixed‐dose combination; hypertension; hypertension control.

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Figure 1. Trends in FDC use and BP control by FDC use among individuals with hypertension taking at least 2 antihypertensive medication classes.
Among participants taking ≥2 different classes of antihypertensives from the NHANES 2009 to 2012 to 2017 to 2020 cycles (N=6089), the figure shows the trend in FDC use in (A) and BP control rates stratified by those who used FDCs (N=1893) and those who did not use FDCs (N=4196) in (B). The error bars for each point represent the 95% CI. BP indicates blood pressure; FDC, fixed‐dose combination, and NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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Comment in

  • Medication Adherence-Still the Holy Grail.
    Cooper-DeHoff RM, Smith SM. Cooper-DeHoff RM, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Feb 21;12(4):e028688. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028688. Epub 2023 Feb 3. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023. PMID: 36734419 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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