Fixed-combination, low-dose, triple-pill antihypertensive medication versus usual care in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension in Sri Lanka: a within-trial and modelled economic evaluation of the TRIUMPH trial

Summary: Background: Elevated blood pressure incurs a major health and economic burden, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The Triple Pill versus Usual Care Management for Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Hypertension (TRIUMPH) trial showed a greater reduction in blood pressure i...

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Main Authors: Thomas Lung, PhD, Stephen Jan, ProfPhD, H Asita de Silva, ProfPhD, Rama Guggilla, MMeD, Pallab K Maulik, PhD, Nitish Naik, MD, Anushka Patel, ProfPhD, Arjuna P de Silva, ProfMD, Senaka Rajapakse, ProfPhD, Gotabhaya Ranasinghe, MD, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, Anthony Rodgers, ProfPhD, Abdul Salam, PhD, Vanessa Selak, PhD, Sandrine Stepien, MSc, Simon Thom, ProfMD, Ruth Webster, PhD, Tracey Lea-Laba, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19303432