Introduction:

Lack of adherence to drug treatment is the main reason for the poor outcomes observed in the control of high blood pressure. Although drug treatments have proven effective, low adherence to these has been reported.

Objective:

To determine drug adherence and blood pressure control.

Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with hypertensive patients of the family medicine office # 24 of Cerro University Polyclinic, during the period from October 2017 to March 2018.

Results:

From among a total of 198 hypertensive patients studied, a higher prevalence of arterial hypertension was identified in men (51%) and in the age group 65 years or older. Only 43.9% of the patients reported adherence to drug treatment, as demonstrated by the Morisky Green Levine test, while the women showed higher drug adherence (28.2%). The treatment schemes of monotherapy and single doses presented higher drug adherence (34.8% and 27.7%, respectively), with significant association (p<0.05). 71.7% of the patients were controlled, of which 41.9% reported drug adherence, with significant association (p<0.05).

Conclusions:

Less than half of the patients reported drug adherence. The treatment schemes of monotherapy and single dose were more effective for drug adherence, while high blood pressure control is directly influenced by drug adherence.

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