Current Prescription Trends among Cardiology Patients
Author(s): Nutakki Tulasi Uma Rani
Abstract
The study aims to understand the specific patterns and trends in the prescription of antihypertensive drugs among Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) patient. This was a prospective observational study over a period of 24 months on cardiovascular diseases patients attending Cardiology departments. The prescription of these patients was evaluated to understand the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs. Monotherapy accounted for 34.5%, with Beta blockers most commonly prescribed. The majority of prescriptions 41.01% involved dual therapy, with β-blockers+ARB being most commonly prescribed combination. The most commonly prescribed triple therapy combination are β-blockers+2 diuretics. Among quadruple therapies, the most commonly used combination was ARB+β-blockers+2 Diuretics. ARB+CCB+(α+β) blocker+2 Diuretics were the only combination used in penta therapy. The combination therapy being the trend, emphasizing the importance of effective control and prevention of cardiovascular complications. Further research is needed to develop rational therapy based on patient conditions.