Treating hypertension with single pill combinations: a simple strategy to save costs for the patients and payers
Single pill combinations, instead of free-drug combinations, result in cost saving for both patient and government in almost all cases and often these savings are large. SPC cost savings should be factored into prescribing decisions, both for people receiving multiple pills and people starting treatment.
Authors
- Emily Atkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2522-3510)
- Anthony Rodgers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1282-1896)
- Miriam Pikkemaat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9808-207X)
- Aletta Elisabeth Schutte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-4937)
Institutions
- The George Institute for Global Health (GB)
- Lund University (SE)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000004050
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16