A Therapeutic Plan for Hypertension

Abstract

Hypertension is a disease of deception. Sufferers may be symptomless for years but morbidity and mortality may both strike suddenly following the development of complications which usually occur at critical points in the life of adults with devastating aftermaths. Studies 1-4 have constantly shown that the crippling effect/complications of hypertension can be prevented. Unfortunately, this facility has been out of the reach of the majority of Ghanaian hypertensives because hitherto the drugs available to them such as methyldopa and reserpine (serpasil,brinerdine), etc. have been associated with unpleasant and intolerable side effects, which tended to lower compliance rate.