According to recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the effect of changing medications can be twice as powerful as increasing the patients existing medication dose.

The study involved 280 patients. During the course of a year, each of these patients tested four different blood pressure medications, one after the other. The researchers discovered that the treatments efficacy varied greatly from person to person and that certain people attained reduced blood pressure with one medicine rather than another. A change in medication can help blood pressure-lowering therapy patients far more than raising the amount of their existing medication.

The study found that if a patient is given the proper blood pressure medication, they can drop their blood pressure and, in turn could provide better protection against potential cardiovascular illnesses sooner. The studys findings call into question the present treatment paradigm, which recommends four medication groups equally warmly for all individuals with high blood pressure.

(Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/changing-medication-more-effective-for-blood-pressure-treatment-study-101681279971951.html)