*Researchers have confirmed that taking blood pressure medication in the evening offers no additional benefit over taking it in the morning when it comes to preventing heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, or death.
The study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024, analyzed data from five trials with nearly 47,000 participants, the UK Independent reports. They concluded that patients should take their medication at a time that fits their routine, as the “timing of dosing does not affect outcomes,” according to Professor Ricky Turgeon from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Professor Turgeon said. “Patients should take their once-daily BP-lowering medications at whatever time best suits their preferences and circumstances.”
Professor Bryan Williams at the British Heart Foundation was not involved in the research, but noted that “half of heart attacks and strokes in the UK are associated with high blood pressure.”
“We know that effective treatment with blood pressure lowering medication is vital to reduce people’s risk,” said Williams, who is a chief scientific and medical officer at the foundation.
“These results reinforce a key message that patients should take their blood pressure tablets at a time when they are most likely to remember,” he continued, per The Independent.
“The specific timing doesn’t matter, whether it is in the morning or the evening, what matters is that they take the medication every day,” Williams explained.
“By bringing together large amounts of data from tens of thousands of trial participants, these important results should now put the question of when is best to take blood pressure medication to bed.”
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