Patterns of prescription of antihypertensive medications in Poland: a one-year assessment of initiation and persistence of therapy in a nationwide population cohort
In Poland, monotherapy is the predominant first line treatment of hypertension. A substantial proportion of younger and middle-aged patients discontinue therapy within the first year. The use of SPCs at initiation is associated with an improved long-term persistence.
Authors
- Piotr Dobrowolski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-9666)
- Roman Topór‐Mądry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-6760)
- Witold Śmigielski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5239-2988)
- Filip Urbański
- Jacek Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-4506)
- Aleksander Prejbisz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7085-0244)
- Beata Koń (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2190-4546)
- Maciej Miłkowski
- Krzysztof Narkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-5018)
- Gabriel Bożek
- Aneta Machnio
- Pankaj Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-8523)
- Michel Burnier
- F. Nowak
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- National Academy of Medicine (US)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- National Health Insurance Fund (RS)
- National Institute of Health (AM)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- National Health Fund
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000004111
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88