In two randomized trials involving 3,299 adults with hypertension, a three-drug pill achieved virtually all its blood pressure reduction within two weeks.In two randomized trials involving 3,299 adults with hypertension, a three-drug pill achieved virtually all its blood pressure reduction within two weeks.
The pill lowered the upper blood pressure reading by 15 mmHg and the lower by 7 mmHg versus placebo at six weeks.The pill lowered the upper blood pressure reading by 15 mmHg and the lower by 7 mmHg versus placebo at six weeks.
The spread of upper blood pressure readings, measured by standard deviation, was 2.05 mmHg lower with the pill than with placebo.The spread of upper blood pressure readings, measured by standard deviation, was 2.05 mmHg lower with the pill than with placebo.