The association between hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and skin cancer remains controversial. A team of investigators from the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES) led by Dr. Laurent Azoulay and including Dr. Greg Carney of...
https://www.statnews.com/2022/02/08/development-clinical-practice-guidelines-is-a-mess/ By Alan Cassels, Mohamed Ben-Eltriki and James M. Wright. In this article we assert that the world needs a single independent hypertension guideline that would provide unbiased, evidence-based recommendations solely focused on what is best for...
An individual Portrait on prescribing of thiazides, ACEIs and ARBs was sent to approximately 3850 eligible family doctors in BC, randomized to receive this Portrait in two groups: an early group in March 2021 and...
Therapeutics Letter 7 summarized the evidence about optimal drug therapy for primary (idiopathic) hypertension in 1995, concluding that thiazide-like drugs should be first choice.1 With additional evidence, we reiterated that conclusion in 20032 and in...