Comparative assessment of the pattern of anti-hypertensive drugs prescribed in medicine and cardiology outpatient department

2016-09-23T23-25-50Z
Source: International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
Bhargav Gaikwad, Sagar Bhagat, Ketaki Patil.
Background:Hypertension or High blood pressure is one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular and renal diseases and is a condition that afflicts almost 1 billion people worldwide Objective: To compare the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs in patient attending medicine and cardiology OPD Methodology: observational, cross sectional study conducted in the department of pharmacology in collaboration with the medicine and the cardiology department. Results :The present study which was conducted for a period of 6 months in the medicine and cardiology OPD showed unequal distribution of the patients in the medicine and cardiology OPD, with 223 patients attended medicine OPD while 434 patients attended cardiology OPD. Amongst the patients attending medicine OPD, majority of the patients (61.88%) were stage 1 hypertensive (>140/90mmHg) according to JNC VII classification whereas majority (69.38%) of those attending cardiology OPD were stage II hypertensive (>160/100). calcium channel blockers (CCB) were the most commonly prescribed drug in medicine OPD followed by angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) whereas beta blockers (BB) were most commonly prescribed in cardiology OPD followed by ACEI.


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