User:GT67/treatmentcomparisontable

Country	Overseeing Agency	Consulting Organization	Medication Algorithm
						Step 1		Step 2	Step 3	Step 4
						Age <55 years	Age >55 years or black person of African or Caribbean origin	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4
England^[1]	NHS England	NICE	ACE-I or ARB	CCB	ACE-I or ARB plus CCB	ACE-I or ARB plus CCB plus thiazide-like diuretic	Same as Step 3 plus consider further adding diuretic or alpha-blockers or beta-blockers
Scotland^[2]	NHS Scotland	SIGN	ACE-I or ARB	CCB or thiazide-type diuretic	ACE-I or ARB plus CCB or thiazide-type diuretic	ACE-I or ARB plus CCB plus thiazide-type diuretic	Same as Step 3 plus consider further adding diuretic or alpha-blockers or beta-blockers
Wales^[3]	NHS Wales	NICE	ACE-I or ARB	CCB	ACE-I or ARB plus CCB	ACE-I or ARB plus CCB plus thiazide-like diuretic	Same as Step 3 plus consider further adding diuretic or alpha-blockers or beta-blockers
Ireland	Health and Social Care in N. Ireland
Australia	Department of Health and Ageing	PBAC
Canada	Health Canada	CDATH

[1] ttp://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/hypertension

[2] ttp://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign97.pdf

[3] ttp://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/hypertension

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