Blood pressure UK Vs USA - Different guidelines for high bP
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sweetsand
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England, high BP is 140/90 as high
USA had the same figures up until 5/6 years ago and they now deem high BP as 130/85, whereas in England that is deemed as high normal.
USA found that the drugs that cost a few pence saves millions of lives. Has England, PHE looked into this and why are our standards lower?
USA had the same figures up until 5/6 years ago and they now deem high BP as 130/85, whereas in England that is deemed as high normal.
USA found that the drugs that cost a few pence saves millions of lives. Has England, PHE looked into this and why are our standards lower?
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It will be NICE that defines BP targets and makes recommendations for appropriate drug therapy.
Guidance and underpinning evidence is available here- last updated in 2019: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng1361 -
Thanks re link - I've read it before but helpful to read again and yes, it is NICE. But I still can't work out why they have not gone down the USA route of lower BP's.0
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The cynic in me thinks that USA lowered the BP's to sell more drugs and I bet they are costing more than a few pence.
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adonis said:The cynic in me thinks that USA lowered the BP's to sell more drugs and I bet they are costing more than a few pence.0
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