Table 4 Medication selected by clinicians as most frequently prescribed monotherapy for new diagnosis hypertension for a patient without comorbidities [N 30]
Medication class | Most Prescribed | New Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|
Loop diuretics | 13 (44%) | 11 (37%) |
Centrally-acting / α-2 agonist | 4 (13%) | 3 (10%) |
Calcium channel blockers | 7 (23%) | 8 (27%) |
Beta blockers | 1 (3%) | 0 |
ACEIs/ARBs | 3 (10%) | 1 (3%) |
Thiazide diuretics | 2 (7%) | 7 (23%) |
Spironolactone | 0 | 0 |