• male
• 50 Years
• 31/03/2021

What is the most popular medication for high blood pressure?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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Suggesting an antihypertensive depends on a lot of factors like age,assosiated comorbidities, drug tolerance etc

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