The question of whether pharmacotherapy for
systemic arterial hypertension should be life-long has continued to agitate the
mind of care givers and patients alike. Whereas it is possible in some cases tore duce dose or discontinue drug(s) outright, relapse of high blood pressure is
known to occur after some time.
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| Hypertensives |
All the same, the attitude of step down or
outright discontinuation of anti-hypertensive pharmacotherapy appears to be
safe provided close monitoring continued. In an audit of hypertension care in a
specialized care facility, the author observed that some patients remained
controlled despite self-imposed drug holidays or physician initiated dose
reduction following therapy induced hypotensive features. Some earlier workers
had called for future studies to shed light on how long and intensively
hypertensives could be treated before discontinuation of therapy can be
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