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Frank A. Lederle, MD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Minneapolis, Minn

JAMA. 1995;273(6):456.

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To the Editor.

—The classification of reserpine as an example of "inappropriate prescribing" by Dr Willcox and colleagues¹ is without justification. Reserpine has been repeatedly shown to be an excellent choice for the treatment of hypertension when used in low doses.² A recent large Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study comparing different drugs for hypertension in the elderly concluded that treatment with reserpine plus a thiazide had a number of advantages for elderly patients.³ . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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