Good news for BP patients… 70% benefit from this drug, says AIIMS study

Single drug control of blood pressure

There is relief news for blood pressure sufferers. In fact, a research team from AIIMS and Imperial College London has prepared a single-dose drug that can control blood pressure by combining two drugs. The study claims it is highly effective for out-of-control blood pressure.

The study results showed that this combination was effective in 70% of BP patients. It turns out the drug is five times more effective than before. The research has been published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention.

How important is this research?

The ICMR-India Diabetes Study shows that 30.15 million people in India are hypertensive. BP can also cause many other diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, etc. This is further increased in cold conditions. So it’s important to control it.

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The AIIMS study was conducted on 1,981 people at 35 locations in India, including rural and urban areas. Participating patients ranged in age from 30 to 79 years old. This is also the first such study to be conducted on the Indian population.

There are many blood pressure-lowering medications on the market. Doses made from combinations of the two drugs are also given. But so far, there have been no studies on which drugs work for which patients. Earlier, treatment was done with the help of African combination doses. Therefore, with the help of this study, doctors will be able to choose the right combination to treat high blood pressure.

Blood pressure was controlled in 70% of patients

Three major common combination medications were used in this study. Amlodipine + perindopril, amlodipine + indapamide and perindopril + indapamideaccording to studies, 70% of patients can successfully control their blood pressure with just one pill. Nearly 70% of patients achieved blood pressure <140/90 mmHg, which is five times better than the current control rate in India. Less than 3% of people quit taking their medication because of side effects.

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