Ten benefits of using fixed-dose combination of ramipril and amlodipine in hypertension Review article

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Katarzyna Kostka-Jeziorny
Andrzej Tykarski

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Fixed-dose combinations of antihypertensive drugs in a single pill gain increasing popularity in treatment of arterial hypertension due to the benefits in terms of improvement in patient’s persistence and compliance. Ramipril and amlodipine are marked with favorable results from large clinical trials, both in uncomplicated hypertension as well as in hypertension with cardiovascular complications.

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Kostka-Jeziorny , K., & Tykarski , A. (2019). Ten benefits of using fixed-dose combination of ramipril and amlodipine in hypertension. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 12(1(42), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0119.12
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