Mild Hypertension: An approach to using evidence in the decision making process

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Therapeutics Letter 62 examines the use of evidence in the decision-making process in the context of treatment decisions for patients with mild hypertension. Conclusions: Using the best available evidence, the magnitude of benefit for drug treatment of mild hypertension can be estimated and presented to a patient. Shared-informed decision making can only truly be done if one can provide reasonable estimates of the potential benefits and harms of a proposed therapy. RCTs are needed to test whether using this evidence and shared-informed decision making approach changes mortality and morbidity as compared to usual care.