Adherence
GLP-1-based therapies improve medication adherence in patients with resistant hypertension by reducing the burden of multiple daily antihypertensive drugs.
If you struggle to take multiple blood pressure pills every day, a GLP-1 medication might help. It can lower your blood pressure and help you lose weight, potentially allowing your doctor to reduce the number of other blood pressure medications you need. This simplification often makes it easier to stick with your treatment plan.
We expect GLP-1-based therapies to also decrease medication non-adherence in people with RHTN... Unlike standard antihypertensive agents, GLP-1-based therapies offer a dual benefit of weight loss and BP reduction, which may appeal to many people.
Why this rating
Based on adherence rates in GLP-1 trials and prevalence data in RHTN, but not a direct RCT of adherence in RHTN patients.
Source
GLP-1-based therapies for the treatment of resistant hypertension in individuals with overweight or obesity: a review
Candace Jarade et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102789
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