Twice-A-Year Jab To Replace Daily Blood Pressure Pills

HIGH blood pressure could be treated with an injection every six months instead of a daily tablet, if new trials are successful.

- Aine Fox

Scientists are testing the safety and effectiveness of this procedure of combating the condition known as hypertension, which raises the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke.

Some 100 British patients will be among the 630 worldwide involved in the three-year trial, led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Barts Health NHS Trust.

The study, being funded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, will run for three years.

, Dr Manish Saxena, study lead and deputy clinical director at QMUL, claimed that if this "first-of-itskind" trial is successful, it will have a huge impact on patient care.