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co verti
t
i or, C P opril
t
:h
o r merican ha
io tri e 0 e 0 t of
ore
ure i almo t
s amo
itively to ver pamil SR,
comp red to a 59.6 percent
re pon e r te for atenolol
and 57.1 'percent for
c ptopril. There ere few
signific nt difference in
ide effect, such a
headac e ,dizzine ,and
f tigue, mong t e three
drugs. The tudy I 0
found th t the three drug
d imil r effect on the
qu lity of life of the
patien .
I group of p tient
o needed higher dose of
the drug, 83.3 percent of
t e p tient bo received
ver p mil SR re po ded to
the treatment, compared to
58.9·percent of the patients
t in tenolol and 61.7
perce t of toe on
c ptopril. ·T i i· In
excellent rate of succe ,.
cccrding to Dr. S unders.:
"Our go I i to match
e c p tient with the best
drug to control' the
individ I' high blood
pre ure. By doing th t, we
c n reduce the chance for
eriou complic tion nd
org n f ilure resulting from
hyperten ion," s y Dr.
Weir.