Costs of the HEARTS hypertension program in primary care in Lampang province, Thailand

Compared to usual care, HEARTS implementation costs include additional costs for staff training, which are balanced by lower medication expenditures using the HEARTS standardized regimen with single-agent pills. The HEARTS regimen using dual-drug combination pills was estimated to be slightly more costly due to the higher price of combination pills. Optimizing coverage of diagnostic tests and lowering the purchasing prices of combination-pill medicines are key areas for cost reduction in future scale-up efforts.

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BMC Primary Care
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2025-04-23
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02824-y
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Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
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Costs of the HEARTS hypertension program in primary care in Lampang province, Thailand

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Abstract

Compared to usual care, HEARTS implementation costs include additional costs for staff training, which are balanced by lower medication expenditures using the HEARTS standardized regimen with single-agent pills. The HEARTS regimen using dual-drug combination pills was estimated to be slightly more costly due to the higher price of combination pills. Optimizing coverage of diagnostic tests and lowering the purchasing prices of combination-pill medicines are key areas for cost reduction in future scale-up efforts.

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