Adverse effects of antihypertensive therapy.
Little information is available on drug effects encountered by elderly persons needing long-term treatment of their hypertension. Information on thiazides and beta-blockers suggests that these drugs have a fairly good safety profile. Individualizing drug choices and employing close laboratory and clinical follow-up should reduce the occurrence of side effects.
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Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents