Evaluation On Prescription and Drug Utilization Pattern of Antihypertensive Agents in The Management of Acute Stroke in A Tertiary Care Hospital

Muhammed Hashim kp , Archa Manoj , Athulya Jayakrishnan , Praisy Mercy Joseph

Drug utilization evaluation (DUE), prescription pattern, antihypertensives, stroke

A Retrospective observational study was conducted on 150 stroke patients who were taking antihypertensives in a 650-bedded tertiary care multidisciplinary teaching hospital in Bangalore for a period of 6 months to evaluate the prescription pattern of antihypertensive agent in patient with acute stroke and to know which antihypertensive is normally prescribed A self-designed data collection form was used to record the patient specific information. A total of 150 patients who met our inclusion criteria were enrolled into the study, out of which 72% patients were male and remaining 28 were female. The most commonly prescribed antihypertensive were amlodipine 30.66% which belong to CCBs followed by ARBs among which telmisartan 40mg (26.66%). The investigation led us to the conclusion that monotherapy rather than combination therapy is more commonly employed.

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"Evaluation On Prescription and Drug Utilization Pattern of Antihypertensive Agents in The Management of Acute Stroke in A Tertiary Care Hospital", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.822 - 832, October-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2310127.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 10, October-2023

Pages : 822 - 832

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_209046

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2310127

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Research Area: Pharmacy

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