Hypertension Management and Antihypertensive Withdrawal--A Perspective

Hypertension is one of the commonest diseases to be managed on out-patient basis. There are multiple guidelines advising us about its management. None of these however guide us in a detailed way regarding how and when to withdraw the antihypertensive drugs.

We interviewed some 80 doctors in the city of Pune to find their ways of managing hypertension. Simultaneously we also analyzed our data of hypertensive patients.

We present our observations in this regard.

We feel there is a need to try out antihypertensive drug reduction and/or withdrawal in select patients. These attempts can be successful in a significant number of patients.