PMID: 9424166Jan 10, 1998Paper

Drug savings and the outpatient monitoring of arterial pressure in a group of hypertensive patients

Atencion primaria
G PozueloF Buitrago

Abstract

To evaluate whether the introduction of out-patient blood pressure monitoring (OBPM) to follow up patients diagnosed with light hypertension (HT) decreases the use of medicines and so saves money. An observational study. Urban health centre. Patients with light HT not being treated with medication, with two or less cardiovascular risk factors and who had type 0 or 1 curves in OBPM and a mean daily blood pressure < 135/85 mm Hg. OBPM over 24 hours with a Spacelabs 90202 oscillometer. 23 patients (15 women), average age 38.6 +/- 8, were studied. Savings generated ranged from 153,628 pesetas, when the cheapest thiazide diuretic was prescribed, to 5,208,258 pesetas, when the dearest ACEI was chosen. Monitoring HT with OBPM led to a decrease in the use of medicines to combat hypertension, with considerable savings. These findings cannot be generalised. We believe that Primary Care must have access to OBPM in order to manage hypertension, apart from the savings involved.

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antihypertensive Agents: Mechanisms of Action

Antihypertensive drugs are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) which aims to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Discover the latest research on antihypertensive drugs and their mechanism of action here.

Related Papers

BMJ : British Medical Journal
Amrit S LotaDarrel P Francis
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation : Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
F N OzdemirM Haberal
Nursing Management
R Yaron
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved