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Does cost and negative side effects of prescription account for the top two reasons why many people with hypertension do not take their prescriptions?

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Silent killer: One can't see it or feel it so why take a daily pill forever.

Answered 5/10/2014

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A member asked:

Does cost and negative side effects of prescription account for the top two reasons why many people with hypertension do not take their prescriptions?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Bradford Romans answered

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