Doctor Reminds Control Of Blood Pressure By Patients Is Important To Prevent Hypertension Complications

JAKARTA - Hypertension is still a health challenge in the world, including in Indonesia. One of the main things that makes hypertension difficult is that it includes silent killer or asymptomatic disease.

Patients often do not realize that they have hypertension, which has secretly caused damage to vital organs such as the heart, kidneys, brain, and blood vessels. This can cause hypertension complications such as stroke, kidney damage, and heart attacks.

Therefore, good hypertension is not only from doctors, but patients also play a major role. Patients must be able to carry out independent monitoring, adherence to taking drugs, and recording daily blood pressure becomes the basis for doctors to evaluate therapy.

"Doctors can only assess the condition and adjust therapy based on the data provided by the patient, ranging from blood pressure records, drug compliance, to daily complaints," said the Internal Medicine Specialist for Kidney and Hypertension Consultants, dr. Tunggul D. Situmorang, Sp.PD-KGH, during a media meeting in the Sudirman area, Jakarta, on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

"The more complete the data is, the more clinical decisions are taken, this independent data allows doctors to determine whether patients need therapy intensification, drug change, or certain lifestyle changes," he explained.

To control hypertension, Doctor Tunggul reminded that the consistency of taking medication by sufferers is very important. The drugs used must also be ideal that meet scientific-based characteristics.

Hypertension management requires consistency, including compliance with drug consumption as recommended by doctors. Because, not all anti-hypertension drugs are the same. ideal drugs must meet scientific-based, affordable and accessible characteristics, can be tolerated both by patients, and have evidence of real benefits in the intended population," he continued.

Regarding hypertension drugs, science-based global company Bayer provides innovative drugs designed to maintain blood pressure stability throughout the day. One of them is through the use of Osmotic-controlled Release Oral Delivery System (OROS) technology in Nifedipine GITS, which allows the release of stable drugs for 24 hours.

The technology will help protect patients from the morning surge (blood pressure increases in the morning) and keep blood pressure under control. The Nifedipine GITS (OROS) is classified as the Caldium Channel Blocker (CCB) - 1 in 5 groups of highly effective hypertension therapeutic drugs, especially for the Asian population and the elderly.

OROS technology works by taking advantage of the osmotic pressure to encourage the content in Nifedipine to come out of its tablet slowly and consistently throughout the day," said Medical Lead Bayer Indonesia, dr. Irawan Septian Nugroho, MBBS, MMed (Int. Med).

As a result, blood levels remain flat and stable for 24 hours. This helps patients achieve more consistent blood pressure control with consumption only once a day. The next benefit is that patient compliance tends to increase," concluded Doctor Irawan.