I commend Kerr et al1 for their examination of overtreatment of hypertension. This issue has been given minimal attention despite potentially harmful consequences. There are a large number of publications on hypertension treatment, yet, using an Internet search, I found only 11 publications that mention the issue of hypertension overtreatment. The only publication that specifically looked at overtreatment was by Scheltens et al,2 where 41.9% of the treated patients had blood pressures (BPs) below levels recommended by Dutch guidelines.