2008
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.83
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Patterns of antihypertensive prescribing, discontinuation and switching among a Hong Kong Chinese population from over one million prescriptions

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“…A historical analysis adopting the ambulatory claims of the Taiwan National Health Insurance found that the proportion of patients switching their antihypertensive agents ranged from 21-29% in a one-year follow-up period [16]. Our recent studies among Chinese hypertensive patients, including both new and follow-up clinic visitors in the years 2004-2007 [23,31], showed that 5.7% had their medication switched which is compatible with the low switching rate in the current study. Hence, our present findings further strengthen our previous observation that antihypertensive medication switching is relatively low among ethnic Chinese patients when compared to Western countries.…”
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confidence: 83%
“…A historical analysis adopting the ambulatory claims of the Taiwan National Health Insurance found that the proportion of patients switching their antihypertensive agents ranged from 21-29% in a one-year follow-up period [16]. Our recent studies among Chinese hypertensive patients, including both new and follow-up clinic visitors in the years 2004-2007 [23,31], showed that 5.7% had their medication switched which is compatible with the low switching rate in the current study. Hence, our present findings further strengthen our previous observation that antihypertensive medication switching is relatively low among ethnic Chinese patients when compared to Western countries.…”
Section: Relationship To Literature and Explanationssupporting
confidence: 83%
“…However, continuation of good medication adherence in South Korea was reported to be only 44-54.6% in hypertension, 36 29.4% in diabetes, 37 and 13.3% in hyperlipidemia 38 similar to other countries. [39][40][41] Specific local contexts in Korea such as the wide prevalence of alternative medicines and the dual existence of traditional and western medicines may further contribute to non-adherence to medication, particularly among the elderly. 42,43 Given that Korea runs the National Health Insurance system with all Koreans as compulsory beneficiaries, any public approach to improving medication adherence such as patient education or professional interventions with consideration of the specific local context could return large clinical and economic benefits.…”
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“…Our recent study 16 on profiles of antihypertensive prescriptions and discontinuation among more than 1 million dispensing episodes found that angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) was becoming more popular as an antihypertensive medication. When compared with the other major antihypertensive drug classes, the prescription rate of ACEI increased from 15.9% (in 2004) to 18.9% (in 2007) in the government primary care clinics in Hong Kong.…”
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