Drug utilization study of anti-hypertensive drugs in a tertiary care hospital

Bhavika, D.; Prasanna, V. Lakshmi; Swathi, B.

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20162476

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“…Our results showed the average number of drugs per prescription to be 3.3, which is similar to 3.4 reported in Pakistan [24] but higher than the ideal WHO standard of 1.6-1.8 [10] and 2.6 [19] reported in Southeastern Nigeria. However, higher values have been reported in Southwest Nigeria 3.9 [25], 5.8 [26], India 5.64 [11], 7.56 [15], Pakistan 4.63 [14]. The high number of drugs in our study is probably due to the type of patient prescription included in this study.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…The percentage of injections 5% in this study is within WHO ideal value and similar to 4% [32] reported in Nigeria. In contrast, lower values have been reported in other similar studies in India 3.98% [11]. This is possible as CV injectable drugs are mostly used in emergency and inpatients.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…The generic prescription in this study 64% for all drugs, 74.6% CV drugs, and 15.5% for diabetic drugs are lower than the WHO standard 100% and differ from reports in Nigeria and other countries. Higher values have been reported in Nigeria 72.2% [19] Pakistan 71.6% [24], India 89.2% [11], Ethiopia 97%. [31] However, lower generic prescription was recorded in Nigeria 42.7% [32], Pakistan 56% [33].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The prevalence of treatment was higher among women (58.8%), which has been documented by previous reports in Nigeria 59.2% [19] 57.4% [20] and other countries Korea 53. 6% [21] and India 55.48% [11]. However, other studies reported a higher treatment rate in men [12,22].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are variations in the reports of prescription patterns for CVDs and diabetes drugs, studies have reported Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB) [11][12][13] or Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACEI) [14,15] as the most utilized class of antihypertensive drugs. Other studies have documented diuretics [16,17] as the most utilized CVD.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prescription Pattern of Cardiovascular and/or Antidiabetic Drugs in Abuja District Hospitals

Osuafor¹,

Ukwe²,

Okonta³

2019

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective:The study aimed to describe the prescription pattern of cardiovascular and/or anti-diabetic drugs and adherence to the World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators in Abuja District Hospitals.Methods: This descriptive retrospective study was carried out in Asokoro and Maitama District Hospitals Abuja. One thousand and nine prescriptions that contained a cardiovascular drug (CVD) and/or anti-diabetic drug issued between June 2017 and May 2018 from the Medical Outpatient Department were analyzed. Data were collected from the pharmacy electronic database, prescription pattern and adherence to WHO prescribing indicators were assessed. The analysis was done using descriptive statistics. Results were presented as percentages, means, and standard deviations. Results:The frequency of treatment was higher among women (58.8%) and the age group of 41-60 (54.8%). The average number of drugs prescribed was 3.3±1.6: the percentage of drugs prescribed in generic was (64%) and (78.8%) were from the Essential Drug List (EDL). Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB, 71.7%) and Biguanides (B, 92.4%) were the most prescribed CVD and anti-diabetic drug. The majority of the CVD (74.5%) and diabetes (63.6%) patients were on combination therapy. The most frequent CVD combination was CCB plus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (29.7%). Compared to men, the proportion of females taking one or more CVD (61.3%) or antidiabetic (56.4%) was higher. Conclusion:The prescribing indicators are not optimal in Abuja district hospitals. Women received more treatment for cardiovascular and diabetes diseases than men while the age range of 41-60 was more treated than other age groups.

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