Key result
Dual antihypertensive therapy leads prescribing patterns at ~42%, achieving blood pressure control in most patients.
Why the study?
Hypertension is a worldwide public health challenge, and drug utilization studies monitor, evaluate, and recommend modifications to prescribing practices.
What is the drug utilization pattern and rate of blood pressure control among hypertensive patients managed in a private cardiology setting in Nigeria?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,005)
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What is the drug utilization pattern and rate of blood pressure control among hypertensive patients managed in a private cardiology setting in Nigeria?
This study demonstrates that antihypertensive prescribing patterns in this private Nigerian setting closely adhere to JNC 7&8 guidelines, relying primarily on combination therapy to achieve excellent blood pressure control rates.
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High BP control with dual ARB regimens observed in private Nigerian settings; leaves open generalizability beyond this cross-sectional cohort.
Hypertension is a public health challenge worldwide. Drug utilization study is a component of medical audit that monitors and evaluates prescribing practices and recommends necessary modifications. This study focused on the drug utilization pattern of antihypertensive drugs. The study was a retrospective study of facility records on drug use among hypertensive patients. It was conducted in a private health care setting facility in Enugu. A total of 1,005 prescriptions were evaluated for drug prescribing patterns. The blood pressure control was evaluated. A combination of two drugs was frequently prescribed (42.3%). Drug prescribing pattern showed that Angiotensin receptor blocker (Losartan) was mostly frequently prescribed (38.94%). Drug utilization of antihypertensive drugs was in agreement with JNC 7&8 recommendations. In the study combination of two or more anti-hypertensive drugs was frequently prescribed. The blood pressure control among the population was greater than 90%.
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Ngozi Dorathy Udem (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=1,005). Antihypertensive drug therapy was evaluated on Prescription frequency of dual combination therapy. A combination of two antihypertensive drugs was the most frequently prescribed regimen (42.39%), predominantly utilizing Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, achieving blood pressure control in >90% of patients.
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