The prevalence in use of alpha blockers among people suffering from hypertension in Italy decreased between 2006 and 2021. According to the data, in fact, the share of people affected by this disease and taking alpha blockers was equal to 7.4 percent in 2006, while by 2021 this figure amounted to roughly 4.8 percent. This statistic displays the share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021.
Share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021
Characteristic
Prevalence of alpha blockers use among hypertensives
The prevalence of drug use for the specific disease is calculated by dividing
the number of subjects who, during the year of observation, received at least one prescription for a specific drug by the total number of patients suffering from the disease in the year of observation.
Figures prior to 2012 taken from previous publications by the source.
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Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. (September 15, 2023). Share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948408/prevalence-of-alpha-blocker-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. "Share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021." Chart. September 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948408/prevalence-of-alpha-blocker-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. (2023). Share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948408/prevalence-of-alpha-blocker-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale. "Share of Individuals Taking Alpha Blockers among Those Suffering from Hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948408/prevalence-of-alpha-blocker-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
Società Italiana di Medicina Generale, Share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948408/prevalence-of-alpha-blocker-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of individuals taking alpha blockers among those suffering from hypertension in Italy from 2006 to 2021 [Graph], Società Italiana di Medicina Generale, September 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948408/prevalence-of-alpha-blocker-use-among-hypertensives-in-italy/
