Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter
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Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter is published monthly (12 issues/year) by the non-profit organization The Medical Letter, Inc.
, which also publishes The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
. The journal provides reviews of drug classes for the treatment of most primary care disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension
. A typical issue of Treatment Guidelines contains recommendations for drugs of choice and comparative drug assessments specifically analyzing a drugs’ effectiveness, safety, and cost.
The Medical Letter, Inc.
The Medical Letter, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1958 by Arthur Kallet, the co-founder of Consumers Union, and Harold Aaron. Since 1958, The Medical Letter, Inc. has no affiliation whatsoever with Consumers Union...
, which also publishes The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics is a scientific journal providing evaluations of drugs...
. The journal provides reviews of drug classes for the treatment of most primary care disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
. A typical issue of Treatment Guidelines contains recommendations for drugs of choice and comparative drug assessments specifically analyzing a drugs’ effectiveness, safety, and cost.