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Table 5 Use of anti-hypertensive drugs among people who had a medication prescribed by their doctors and that were taking the drug at the time of the interview.

From: Generalizability of guidelines and physicians' adherence. Case study on the Sixth Joint National Commitee's guidelines on hypertension

Monotherapy

Diuretics

11.2

β-blockers

9.1

ACE-inhibitors

10.9

Calcium antagonists

14.9

Alpha adrenergic / alpha blockers

3.7

Treatment taken alone or in combination

Diuretics

41.5

β-blockers

26.1

ACE-inhibitors

31.6

Calcium antagonists

38.8

Alpha adrenergic / alpha blockers

10.2