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HYPMEDFORSEF
Former hypertension medicine caused side effects
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Description

For sample persons age 17 and over who have ever been told by doctor that they had hypertension, who were ever prescribed medicine by a doctor for their hypertension, but who are not now taking prescribed medicine for hypertension and who did not report side effects as the reason for stopping taking the medicine, HYPMEDFORSEF reports if former hypertension medicine caused side effects.

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  • 1974: Sample persons age 17+ who have ever been told by doctor that they had high blood pressure/hypertension, who were ever prescribed medicine by a doctor for their high blood pressure/hypertension, but who are not now taking prescribed medicine for high blood pressure/hypertension and who did not report side effects as the reason for stopping taking the medicine.

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