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Poor adherence to antihypertensives

Poor adherence to antihypertensives

Medicine and Science from The BMJ

August 16, 201616m 59s

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Show Notes

It is estimated that 50% of patients who have what appears to be treatment resistant hypertension are actually not taking their drugs as prescribed. Indranil Dasgupta, a consultant nephrologist at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust joins us to discuss what factors may influence non-adherence, and how to encourage patients to divulge that information. Read the full article:

http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i3268