Key result
Outpatient amlodipine prescriptions predominantly go to patients over 40, driven primarily by resident physicians.
Why the study?
The study aimed to illustrate the prescribing trends and patterns of amlodipine in an outpatient setting in Al-Kharj city.
Observational
No
Amlodipine is frequently prescribed by resident physicians in outpatient settings, highlighting a need for targeted education on appropriate cardiovascular medication use.
May warrant targeted resident education on amlodipine; cross-sectional data leaves open questions of guideline adherence.
Aim: This study aims to illustrate the Prescribing Trends of Amlodipine in Outpatient Setting in Al-Kharj city. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to evaluate the prescription patterns of Amlodipine. The data were collected and analyzed using Excel software, the descriptive data were represented by frequencies and percentages. Results: The majority of amlodipine prescriptions were for patients more than 40 years old. The most prescribed departments were internal medicine followed by emergency and cardiology department. Amlodipine was mainly prescribed by resident physicians. Conclusion: Amlodipine is one of the most prescribed antihypertensive drugs. It is prescribed mainly by residents, many of them without sufficient experiences. This may lead to inappropriate prescribing patterns, as a result more efforts needed to increase the knowledge of prescribers regarding the appropriate use of cardiovascular medicines including amlodipine.
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Nehad J. Ahmed (2020) conducted an observational in Hypertension. Amlodipine prescription was evaluated on Prescribing patterns of amlodipine. Amlodipine prescriptions in the outpatient setting were predominantly issued to patients over 40 years old, primarily by resident physicians.
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