Pharmacoepidemiology, Efficacy and Prescription Pattern of Antihypertensive Treatment: Cross Section Observational Study

Objective: Systemic arterial hypertension is usually asymptomatic, requires long term treatment and the most important risk factors are cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.The aim of this study is to assess the pharmacoepidemiology, efficacy and prescription pattern of systemic hypertension.Methods: A cross section observational study, conducted among 70 patients in a tertiary teaching hospital located rural parts of India for 6 months.Standard questionnaires were used to measure prevalence and prescription pattern for hypertension among the selected patients.Results: Among 70 patients, 57.42% were female, majority of the patients were in the age group between 60 and 69 (42.8%), 74.3% has good knowledge about HTN, 21.42% has family history of HTN.70.58% and 82.35% were smokers and alcoholic respectively.68.1%, 60.3%, 46.1%, 42.2%, ACE Inhibitors, beta blockers, diuretics, and CCB respectively, mostly prescribed.51.4% were prescribed with 2 antihypertensive drugs.The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured before and after treatment 160±6.71/96±2.79and 145±4.82/92±3.01mmHg respectively.65.7% patients can able to attain the goals as per the guidelines during this study.