Hypertension medication previously prescribed by a primary care physician was as follows: no medication in 11 (10.3%) patients; one agent in 28 (26.2%); two agents in 46 (43%); three agents in 16 (15%) and four agents in 6 (5.5%) (69 patients on diuretics, 76 on ACE inhibitor, 36 on beta-blocker agent and 15 patients were using calcium channel blocking agents). The gene discussed is ACE; the disease is hypertensive disorder.