title: Drug treatment: present and future.
abstract: The objectives of drug therapy--present and future--for the treatment of raised blood pressure are to prevent the morbid and fatal events which arise in individual patients as a consequence of poorly controlled levels of elevated systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. The target levels of blood pressure require to be achieved without adverse effects at an affordable cost, over a prolonged period of years. The factors affecting the choice of drugs in such patients include the 'profiling' of the blood pressure to assess the severity of the hypertension, associated diseases and risk factors, concurrent therapy, inter-individual variations in response between patients and cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Petrie
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D004232:Diuretics