Supervised drug administration in patients with refractory hypertension unmasking noncompliance.
Noncompliance with medication is common, particularly in asymptomatic conditions such as hypertension that require long-term treatment, and is often unsuspected. We describe two patients with refractory hypertension in whom noncompliance was confirmed by a precipitous fall in blood pressure when antihypertensive medications were given under direct supervision.
Cronin
C C
CC
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
Higgins
T M
TM
Murphy
M B
MB
Ferriss
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016312:Treatment Refusal