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the cheapest option. Yet they are prescribed less often than they could be, perhaps due to the extensive promotion of other medication.

Dr. Fretheim knows that even armed with this new knowledge ensuring that doctors prescribe thiazides whenever possible will not be straightforward. "Changing prescribing practices is not easy. It requires effective strategies and resources to support the changes. In this case, such an investment could potentially save money, and at the same time improve quality."


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