Journal article
Effect of antihypertensive formulation on health service expenditures
Clinical autonomic research, Vol.3(6), pp.363-368
12/1993
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/112991
PMID: 8193522
Abstract
A major barrier to the management of hypertension is the extent to which patients comply with the treatment regimen. Herein we report the findings of a retrospective analysis designed to discern the relationship between antihypertensive formulation, regimen compliance and the utilization of health care services. Data for this analysis were derived from the state of South Carolina's Medicaid computer archive. The study population consisted of 1,000 randomly selected beneficiaries initially prescribed one of the following antihypertensive regimens as monotherapy: atenolol (daily); captopril (twice daily); oral clonidine (twice daily); transdermal clonidine (once a week); diltiazem (twice daily); enalapril (twice daily); metoprolol (twice daily); prazosin (twice daily); terazosin (daily); and verapamil-SR (daily). Multivariate regression analysis was used to determine the incremental influence of selected demographic characteristics, utilization of medical services prior to diagnosis for hypertension, initial antihypertensive medication, medication possession ratio for antihypertensive therapy, and the number of maintenance medications for disease state processes other than hypertension on post-period health care expenditure. Results indicate that patients initially prescribed antihypertensive medication requiring daily or weekly administration experience infrequent changes in their therapeutic regimen, far less use of concomitant therapy for blood pressure control, an increased utilization of antihypertensive medication, and a decrease in the use and cost of physician, hospital and laboratory services.
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- Title
- Effect of antihypertensive formulation on health service expenditures
- Creators
- D A Sclar - College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6510T L SkaerL M RobisonA ChinM P OkamotoR K NakahiroM A Gill
- Publication Details
- Clinical autonomic research, Vol.3(6), pp.363-368
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacotherapy, Department of
- Publisher
- Germany
- Identifiers
- 99900548265401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article