Hypertension
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Schellack, Natalie
Padayachee, N.
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Medpharm Publications
Abstract
This article provides an overview of the changes that have taken place in the diagnosis and management of hypertension over the past
decade. Hypertension remains a widespread condition seen in South Africa. The approach to managing hypertension includes necessary
lifestyle modifications and a decisive, stepwise escalation process in the pharmacotherapeutic management thereof. Most guidelines are
still promoting thiazide diuretics to be the initial (first-line) drug of choice, with the addition of other suitable antihypertensive agents, if
necessary, and according to any relevant comorbid conditions.
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Hypertension, Antihypertensive agents, Fixed-dose combination therapy, Angiotensin II-receptor blockers, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, Calcium-channel blockers
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Schellack, N. & Padayachee, N. 2022, 'Hypertension', SA Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 19-27.