" Informed choice" in a time of too much medicine. Authors' reply to Timms and Bird

Minna Johansson; Karsten Juhl Jørgensen; Linn Getz; Ray Moynihan

doi:10.1136/bmj.i4362

" Informed choice" in a time of too much medicine. Authors' reply to Timms and Bird

Minna Johansson, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Linn Getz, Ray Moynihan

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We endorse Timms and Bird’s preference for lifestyle adjustments as the first issues to discuss over “active treatment.” However, GPs often don’t have enough time, making it attractive to resort to medicalisation. Few patients succeed in lowering blood pressure or blood lipids below recommended values through lifestyle changes, at least in the longer term.

Original language	English
Article number	i4362
Pages (from-to)	1
Number of pages	1
Journal	British Medical Journal
Volume	354
Issue number	i4362
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4362
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2016

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