
Nearly 1 in 5 US adults with hypertension are taking meds that increase blood pressure
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Many patients with high blood pressure may be unknowingly taking medications that are contributing to increased blood pressure, according to a study in JAMA this week.
"The majority of U.S. adults with hypertension have not achieved recommended blood pressure (BP) targets. One often overlooked barrier to control is iatrogenic, the use of medications that are known to raise BP," the authors stated in the published report.
The study noted that with the national trend of patients taking multiple medications for one or more conditions, it was important to look at the prevalence of use of certain medications that may have the adverse effect of increasing a person’s blood pressure and how it relates to blood pressure control and the use of antihypertensive medications.