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Take a new look at THIAZIDES for first-line treatment for hypertension
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Prescribe thiazide diuretics as the first drug to treat patients with hypertension
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✓ BP control equal to all other antihypertensives |
✓ You will be more effective in lowering your patients’ heart failure risk than if you prescribe calcium channel blockers |
✓ Better stroke prevention than ACE inhibitors |
✓ You will be more effective in lowering patients’ stroke risk than if you prescribe ACE inhibitors |
✓ Better heart failure prevention than calcium channel blockers |
✓ You can feel good about giving your patients the most effective treatment |
✓ You will be prescribing one of the most effective drugs as recommended by the Canadian Hypertension Education Program
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Make THIAZIDES the first-line choice for YOUR patients
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Will YOU routinely prescribe thiazide diuretics? YES no |
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Take a new look at THIAZIDES for first-line treatment for hypertension (11 words) |
Prescribe thiazide diuretics as the first drug to treat patients with hypertension (12 words) |
Up to four bullet points |
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Up to 85 words |
✓ (40 words) |
✓ (85 words) |
Key clinical messages with footnotes on back of card |
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Cite the ALLHAT trial as evidence base for the recommended behaviour |
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