Nearest future of hypotensive therapy – combined drugs? Review article
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Arterial hypertension is one of the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors all over the world. Its therapy has a fundamental importance in reduction of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Among modern forms of hypotensive therapy the use of combined drugs is listed. Combined drugs provide better control of blood pressure than drugs use as separate preparations, improve compliance, reduce side effects and offer lower costs of therapy. Currently inhibitors of renin–angiotensin system and diuretics or calcium antagonists are most often combined together. An interesting combination is that of combining perindopril and amlodipine. Efficacy of the former was confirmed in many studies in patients with hypertension, coronary artery disease, after stroke and in these with diabetes. The latter was also effective in similar populations. Combination of perindopril and amlodipine is highly effective in blood pressure reduction and is well tolerated.
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