A Study of Prescribing Pattern in Patients of Hypertension

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dc.contributor.authorHaq, Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorSehgal, VKen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaur, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T04:58:23Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T04:58:23Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Hypertension is a multi-factorial and complex disease that has both environmental and genetic determinants. It is the single most significant risk factor for heart diseases and kidney diseases. Hypertension is a leading contributor to global burden of morbidity and mortality. It is considered as a silent killer because most of the time it is asymptomatic and goes undetected. Hence, hypertensive patients should be prescribed properly. Objectives: To evaluate the prescribing pattern of anti-hypertensive drugs in patients of hypertension. Material and Methods: This was an observational, cross sectional study conducted over a period of 1 year on hypertensive patients attending the Cardiology out-patient department of Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The prescriptions were evaluated. Results: 22% of prescriptions had monotherapy, amongst which beta-blockers were most commonly prescribed. Majority of prescriptions had two drug therapy (47%), among which ARB+ beta blockers (17%) were most frequently prescribed. Beta blockers +CCB (9%) was the most common Fixed Drug Combination (FDC) prescribed. ARB+beta blockers+diuretics (14%) and ACEI+ARB+beta blockers+diuretics (1%) were most commonly prescribed three drug combinations. Among four drug combinations, only ACEI+ARB+beta blockers+diuretics was prescribed to 1% patients. Hypolipidemic drugs (66%) were maximally co-prescribed. Conclusions: A high trend of polypharmacy was observed in hypertensive patients. So, emphasis is needed to reevaluate the prescribing trends in these patients.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Resident, Department of Pharmacology, GMC Patiala, 147001, Punjab, India; drfaiziulhaqrmu@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEx Professor, Department of Pharmacology, GMC Patiala, 147001, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, GMC Patiala, 147001, Punjab, India; vijayksehgal@yahoo.comen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Medicine, GMC Patiala, 147001, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, GMC Patiala, 147001, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationHaq F, Singh H, Sehgal VK, Kumar S, Kaur A. A Study of Prescribing Pattern in Patients of Hypertension. International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2019 Jul; 8(2): 1759-1765en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-8952
dc.identifier.issn2320-1118
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/183633
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. J.S. Sodhi Memorial Educational Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds/2019/23418en_US
dc.subjectAnti-hypertensive Drugsen_US
dc.subjectFixed Drug Combinationen_US
dc.subjectHypertensionen_US
dc.subjectPrescription Patternen_US
dc.subjectDrug Utilizationen_US
dc.subjectPharmacyen_US
dc.titleA Study of Prescribing Pattern in Patients of Hypertensionen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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