Antihypertensive drug class and adherence: an electronic monitoring study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication adherence is essential to optimizing blood pressure (BP) control. Prior research has demonstrated differences in pharmacy refill patterns according to antihypertensive drug class. No prior study has assessed the association between drug class and day-to-day adherence.

Methods

Between 2011 and 2014, we enrolled a convenience sample of 149 patients with persistently uncontrolled hypertension from two inner-city clinics and concurrently measured adherence of up to four antihypertensive medications using electronic pillboxes during the interval between two primary care visits. The main outcome was mean percent of days adherent to each drug. Mixed effects regression analyses were used to assess the association between drug class and adherence adjusting for a

SUBMITTER: Moise N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447817 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature