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Patients with high blood pressure are less likely to experience serious cardiovascular events taking a single tablet regimen than they are on multiple tablets, a medical study has found. |
 Daily digest From obesity to Parkinson's disease, attempts to tackle some of Britain's biggest health issues continue, writes Isobel Smith |
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The treatment of hypertension can be complicated, with most patients needing to take more than one drug to achieve their target blood pressure. The most commonly used drugs are thiazide diuretics... |
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The risk of recurrent stroke in survivors of an ischaemic stroke or TIA (transient ischaemic attack) is high. The annual risk is 10 per cent in the first year and 5 per cent in each subsequent year.... |
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Treatments for chronic heart failure aim to relieve symptoms, reduce mortality and exacerbations and improve exercise tolerance. A range of drugs may be used, most commonly loop diuretics (furosemide,... |
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. Treatments aim to slow the heart rate - using a beta-blocker (propranolol, acebutolol, atenolol, metoprolol, nadolol,... |
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There are two types of angina, stable and unstable. Stable angina - usually due to atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries - generally worsens when the patient exerts themselves and is... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Heart failure Hypertension The thiazide diuretics (bendroflumethiazide, chlortalidone, metolazone, indapamide, xipamide) are used to relieve oedema associated... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Lipid regulation Statins are lipid regulating drugs used to treat hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia. Drugs in the class include atorvastatin,... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Heart failure Amiloride and triamterene are weak diuretics that cause the retention of potassium, hence the term potassium sparing diuretics. They are... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Angina Sublingual or buccal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is used to relieve the ischaemic pain of acute angina, and long-acting nitrates (isosorbide... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Lipid regulation Nicotinic acid maybe used to manage hypercholesterolaemia. Dosage regimen * Nicotinic acid is taken at night. Patient's knowledge... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Angina Nicorandil is used for the prevention and long-term treatment of angina. Dosage regimen * Nicorandil is taken twice daily. Patient's knowledge... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Heart failure Hypertension Loop diuretics (furosemide, bumetanide, torasemide) are used to relieve pulmonary oedema associated with left ventricular failure,... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Angina Ivabradine is used to treat angina. Dosage regimen * Ivabradine is taken twice daily. Patient's knowledge of the medicine's use * Ivabradine... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Lipid regulation Fibrates (bezafibrate, ciprofibrate, fenofibrate, and gemfibrozil) are sometimes used in the management of hypercholesterolaemia. Dosage... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Lipid regulation Ezetimibe is a lipid lowering agent used to slow the progression of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Dosage regimen *... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Atrial Fibrillation Heart failure Digoxin is used in the management of supraventricular arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation (and also atrial... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Angina Hypertension There are two types of calcium-channel blockers: rate-limiting (diltiazem and verapamil) and dihydropyridine (nifedipine, nicardipine,... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Angina Atrial fibrillation Heart failure Hypertension Oral beta-blockers are used for a range of cardiovascular conditions, including hypertension, arrhythmias,... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Atrial fibrillation The three anti-arrhythmic drugs in common use are amiodarone, disopyramide, flecainide. They are used to manage cardiac arrhythmias, such... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Heart failure Hypertension Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists (candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan, telmisartan, valsartan) are used in... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Heart failure Hypertension Angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (captopril, cilazapril, enalapril, fosinopril, imidapril, lisinopril, moexipril... |
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Alpha-adrenoceptor blockers are used in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to reduce bladder outflow obstruction by relaxing smooth muscle. They do not reduce the size of the prostate. Drug regimens... |
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Drugs in this class are used for: Heart failure There are two aldosterone antagonist diuretics: spironolactone is used in heart failure, to treat oedema and ascites resulting from liver... |
 Practical Approach Regular patient Madeleine Paterson has been prescribed bendroflumethiazide on top of her current medication and her ankles have started to swell, how do you proceed? |
 Update Module 1612 This Update looks at the causes of atrial fibrillation and how to select the most appropriate therapy. |
 Update Module 1611 A look at cholesterol's role in the body and answers to common questions patients may ask |
 Blogs Department of heath community pharmacy tsar Jonathan Mason on the planned lung study in Salford |
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Cardiovascular disease kills one in three Britons. Here’s how you can help customers to better heart health |
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C+D takes a look back over the last 12 months to see how 2010 was for pharmacy |
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Amanda and Anna, medicines counter assistants at the OTC Pharmacy, are in the staff room together on a break. Anna sees Amanda looking at the backs of her legs and rubbing them. "Have... |
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It is already established that a high BMI in childhood or adolecsence is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in later life. A study has shown that children with a high BMI at nine to 12 years were at increased risk of high systolic blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol and high insulin concentration at age 15-16 years. |