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- Giovambattista Desideri, Valeria Pegoraro, Riccardo Cipelli, Claudio Ripellino, Marco Miroddi, Suada Meto, Mario Gori, and Paolo Fabrizzi.
- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
- Curr Med Res Opin. 2024 Jul 1; 40 (7): 121112191211-1219.
ObjectiveTo explore real-life use of the extemporaneous combination of nebivolol and valsartan (NV-EXC) in adult hypertensive patients in Europe.MethodsRetrospective analysis of patients starting NV-EXC treatment conducted using prescription databases in Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Poland. The selection period during which study patients were identified covered a time span ranging from 3 to 9 years (until 30 June 2020) according to availability of the different data sources. Patient demographics, clinical information, and treatment adherence, measured by proportion of days covered, were evaluated. Additionally, the potential eligibility of Italian patients for the single pill combination (SPC) of nebivolol and valsartan over a one-year period was estimated.ResultsThe study included 170,682 patients initiating NV-EXC across the databases. Most patients were females (from 51 to 60%) and primarily aged over 60 years. Few patients received prescriptions of both available dosages of valsartan (80 and 160 mg) during follow-up (from 3.2 to 8.5%). Common comorbidities included dyslipidemia (19.2%) and diabetes (19.1%). Around 59.5% of patients did not require cardiologic visits during the study period. Adherence to NV-EXC, as indicated by the Italian database, was low in 53.3% of patients, with only 16.1% showing high adherence. The Italian database revealed 680 prevalent NV-EXC users in 2019, estimating a potential 30,222 adult patients eligible for the nebivolol/valsartan SPC.ConclusionsThe combination of nebivolol and valsartan is frequently prescribed for hypertension, but adherence remains a challenge. A potential nebivolol/valsartan SPC holds promise in enhancing adherence and optimizing therapeutic outcomes for hypertension management.
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