Current trends in prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs in indoor hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital attached to a government medical college of Maharashtra: A retrospective study

Dr. Pravin S. Rathod; Dr. Praveenkumar T. Patil

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Current trends in prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs in indoor hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital attached to a government medical college of Maharashtra: A retrospective study

Dr. Pravin S. Rathod, Dr. Praveenkumar T. Patil

Abstract :

 Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the major risk factor for cardiovascular and cereovascular disorders. Hence, the present study was carried out to study the current trends in prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs in indoor hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital attached to a government medical college of Maharashtra. Methods: It was a retrospective observational study of nine months duration, conducted in a tertiary care hospital attached to SBH Government Medical College, Dhule. A total of 80 Patients who were admitted under medicine department and ICCU with hypertension were included in the study. Results: The present study shows that, Female patients (58.75%) had higher prevalence of HTN as compared males (41.25%). Prevalence of HTN was higher in 56-65 years (43.75%) followed by 66-75 years age group (22.5%). The commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs were calcium channel blockers mainly Nifedipine (70%) and Amlodipine (13.75%) followed by Beta blockers, Atenolol (43.75%) and Metoprolol (3.75%). Conclusion: In the present study, most of the drugs were prescribed rationally according to the current treatment guidelines in hypertensive patients except the under use of Diuretics, ACEIs and ARBs in such patients. Study recommends educative interventions to the physicians to encourage rational prescription.