Recommend taking at least one antihypertensive medication at night. This simple, cost-effective intervention was recently shown in the MAPEC trial to modestly reduce cardiovascular events and mortality.
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Using Amlodipine Responsibly in Hospitalized Patients
Amlodipine (Norvasc) is a great drug — but it takes 8 hours for the drug to reach its peak drug concentration, and about a week to reach steady-state full antihypertensive effect.