The Impact of Thiazide Diuretics on the Initiation of Lipid‐Reducing Agents in Older People: A Population‐Based Analysis

Abstract

Use of low-cost and effective thiazide diuretics in older hypertensives was not associated with more common initiation of lipid-reducing agents, except with high-dose use of thiazides currently seen as inappropriate in most cases. Age and race were important determinants of LRA use.