MUHAMMAD TARIQ AFTAB

ABSTRACT

Hypertension will be the most important public health disaster in near future. The number of adults with hypertension in 2025 will be 1.56 billion1 in a ratio of 1:2 in economically developed and developing countries. Life style factors will occupy the major portion in the etiology of this worse situation but the medications which are readily available over the counter and a large proportion of the adult population is using them, will contribute in it to a significant extent. Drug-induced hypertension 2,3 is the most common resistant hypertension and is frequently encountered in every day clinical practice. Unfortunately primary care physicians frequently miss the opportunity to detect and appropriately manage this iatrogenic form of secondary hypertension. Among the culprit drugs, the main bulk contains Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)4 which are in both prescription and over the counter medications. NSAID induced hypertension is highly prevalent in elderly patients because polypharmacy is common among these patients and they usually use NSAIDS either as a part of their prescription or get them as over the counter medicines to treat co morbidities associated with chronic diseases.....
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Prof. Dr. Farah Mansuri
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Department of Pharmacology, KMDC Karachi