%0 Journal Article
%T COMBINATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION: A REVIEW
%A Pundir Sarika
%A Badola Ashutosh
%J International Research Journal of Pharmacy
%D 2013
%I International Research Journal of Pharmacy
%X Hypertension, elevated blood pressure, is a noteworthy public health concern worldwide due to its significant contribution to the global health burden and its role as a prominent risk factor for the development of a number of disease processes. The control of blood pressure is required in patients with hypertension to produce the maximum reduction in clinical cardiovascular end points, especially in patients with co-morbidities like diabetes mellitus where more aggressive blood pressure lowering might be beneficial. Recent clinical trials suggest that the approach of using monotherapy for the control of hypertension is not likely to be successful in most patients. Combination therapy may be theoretically favoured by the fact that multiple factors contribute to hypertension, and achieving control of blood pressure with single agent acting through one particular mechanism may not be possible. Combining the drugs makes them available in a convenient dosing format, lower the dose of individual component, thus, reducing the side effects and improving compliance.
%K Hypertension
%K combination therapy
%K drug therapy.
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