Influence of perindopril therapy on cardiovascular benefits in the Czech Republic

Czech version

Authors: Suchopár J.
Authors‘ workplace: DrugAgency, a. s., Praha
Published in: Kardiol Rev Int Med 2018, 20(4): 312-317

Overview

Perindopril belongs to the group of cardiovascular drugs and has the best documented efficacy and safety. Data from a number of randomised, controlled, multicentre and sufficiently robust studies clearly demonstrate a reduction in mortality and morbidity in patients treated with perindopril or its combination with indapamide or amlodipine. The Czech Republic is the world's leading consumer of perindopril (and ACE inhibitors in general). The consumption of perindopril over the last four years corresponds to treatment of more than 700,000 patients. The use of perindopril in common clinical practice in the Czech Republic reduces mortality and morbidity. From the calculations made, it can be deduced that the administration of perindopril is very likely to have prevented more than 6,000 deaths in the Czech Republic in the last four years.

Key words:

perindopril – ACE-inhibitors – drug consumption – mortality – morbidity

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