TY - JOUR
T1 - Antihypertensive Drug Use in the Long‐Term Care Facility
T2 - A Pilot Study and Review of the Literature
AU - Fish, Jeffrey T.
AU - Guay, David R.P.
AU - Straka, Robert J.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The overuse and cost of drugs in long‐term care facilities are of significant concern. To quantify potential overuse of antihypertensive agents, we conducted a retrospective chart review in four long‐term care facilities. We analyzed data in 550 patient records to identify residents receiving drugs for the sole indication of hypertension. Of the 550 records, 49 (9%) residents qualified. Of these, 20 (41%) had all recorded blood pressures less than 140/90 mm Hg for the 6 months before review, and 32 (65%) had all blood pressures less than 160/90 mm Hg. Given this degree of blood pressure control and the reported success of withdrawing antihypertensive drugs from the elderly in whom the disorder is well controlled, a reevaluation of antihypertensive therapy in residents of long‐term care facilities appears to be justified. 1995 Pharmacotherapy Publications Inc.
AB - The overuse and cost of drugs in long‐term care facilities are of significant concern. To quantify potential overuse of antihypertensive agents, we conducted a retrospective chart review in four long‐term care facilities. We analyzed data in 550 patient records to identify residents receiving drugs for the sole indication of hypertension. Of the 550 records, 49 (9%) residents qualified. Of these, 20 (41%) had all recorded blood pressures less than 140/90 mm Hg for the 6 months before review, and 32 (65%) had all blood pressures less than 160/90 mm Hg. Given this degree of blood pressure control and the reported success of withdrawing antihypertensive drugs from the elderly in whom the disorder is well controlled, a reevaluation of antihypertensive therapy in residents of long‐term care facilities appears to be justified. 1995 Pharmacotherapy Publications Inc.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1995.tb02898.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1995.tb02898.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 8602389
AN - SCOPUS:0028829793
SN - 0277-0008
VL - 15
SP - 785
EP - 788
JO - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
JF - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
IS - 6
ER -