Extent of use of immediate-release formulations of calcium channel blockers as antihypertensive monotherapy by primary care physicians: multicentric study from Bahrain.

Extent of use of immediate-release formulations of calcium channel blockers as antihypertensive monotherapy by primary care physicians: multicentric study from Bahrain.

BACKGROUND: The issue of cardiovascular safety of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) has been widely debated in view of reflex increase in sympathetic activity induced by immediate release (IR) / short acting formulations. It is generally agreed that such CCBs should not be used alone in the management...

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Main Authors: Sequeira R, Jassim Al Khaja K, Mathur V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2002-07-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
80 and over
Antihypertensive Agents
administration & dosage
Bahrain
Calcium Channel Blockers
Chemistry
Pharmaceutical
Dose-Response Relationship
Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Utilization Review
Female
Guideline Adherence
statistics & numerical data
Health Care Surveys
Human
Hypertension
drug therapy
Male
Middle Age
Primary Health Care
standards
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Sp
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