The Effects of Mandatory Prescribing of Thiazides for Newly Treated, Uncomplicated Hypertension: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

BACKGROUND: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effects of a new reimbursement rule for antihypertensive medication that made thiazides mandatory first-line drugs for newly treated, uncomplicated hypertension. The objective of the new regulation was to reduce drug expenditures. METHODS AND...

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Main Authors: Fretheim, Atle, Håvelsrud, Kari, MacLennan, Graeme, Kristoffersen, Doris Tove, Oxman, Andrew D
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1904466/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17622192
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040232
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