World Hypertension Day丨When is the best time to take antihypertensive drugs?

World Hypertension Day丨When is the best time to take antihypertensive drugs?

May 17

World Hypertension Day

Hypertension is a chronic disease.

People may need to take medication for a long time.

But, do you know?

Same drug, same dose,

Take at different times of the day,

The efficacy and toxicity may differ by several or even dozens of times.

The human body's blood pressure fluctuates regularly throughout the day.

There are two peak periods in a day.

Understand the law of blood pressure fluctuations,

This will help determine a more effective time to take medication.

So, when is the best time to take antihypertensive drugs?

Listen to what the pharmacist says~

Author: Zhu Mao, Chief Pharmacist of Guangming Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Review expert: Zhu Jiang, chief Chinese medicine pharmacist of Guangming Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong New District, Shanghai

This article won the Outstanding Work Award in the Video Group of the 2021 Pharmaceutical Science Popularization Works Collection Activity

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