Does taking BP medicine at night (vs morning) result in fewer cardiovascular events?

Authors

Robert Martin, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Rick Guthmann, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Martin R, Guthmann R. Does taking BP medicine at night (vs morning) result in fewer cardiovascular events?. J Fam Pract. 2023;72(9):E11-E13. doi:10.12788/jfp.0697

Affiliations

Advocate Illinois Masonic

Abstract

PROBABLY NOT. In patients who have hypertension, the timing of administration of antihypertensive medications does not appear to impact cardiovascular outcomes (strength of recommendation: B; contradictory randomized controlled trials).

Type

Article

PubMed ID

37976342