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What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood against the walls of the arteries. It results from two forces, one is created by the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries and through the circulatory system. The other is the force of the arteries as they resist the blood flow.

Reasons had & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons had # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 33 6
General health 28 5
Other 5 1
Low blood pressure (hypotension) 4 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 15%
None
11 85%

Most commonly reported side effects

Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension
1 8%
Bathroom visits
1 8%
sun sensative
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 77%
Usually
3 23%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 8%
Not at all
12 92%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 8%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 8%
< $25
8 62%

Report created on November 23, 2009.