Could NICE guidance on the choice of blood pressure lowering drugs be simplified?

BMJ. 2012 Jan 13:344:d8078. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d8078.

Abstract

Reecha Sofat and colleagues argue that prescribing advice needs updating in the light of recent evidence that all classes of blood pressure lowering drugs are broadly equivalent

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Age Factors
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / etiology
  • Diuretics / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / drug effects
  • Risk Factors
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Diuretics