Open AccessFactors Associated With Compliance, Discontinuation and Switching of Calcium Channel Blockers in 20,156 Chinese Patients
Author(s) -
Martin C. S. Wong,
Jianfa Jiang,
Siân M. Griffiths
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.95
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , medical prescription , pharmacology
Noncompliance and nonpersistence to antihypertensive drugs is a recognized worldwide problem. Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly prescribed among Chinese patients yet few studies have been conducted to study the factors associated with their compliance, discontinuation, and switching profiles.
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