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Prescription Pattern of Antihypertensive Drugs: An Experience from a Secondary Care Hospital in the United Arab Emirates.
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- A multi-centre study of prescribing patterns for the management of resistant hypertension amongst cardiologists.Journal of human hypertension · 2026Observational
- Indian Clinician's Perspective on the Approach to the Management of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Prescribing patterns of antihypertensive medications: A systematic review of literature between 2010 and 2020.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Review
- Management of Diabetes and Hypertension within the Gulf Region: Updates on Treatment Practices and Therapies.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2022Review
- Research Letter: Unmet Need for Hypertension Treatment in India: Evidence from Hypertension Drugs Market Data.Global heart · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the study was to examine the prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs used in a secondary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
methodsIt was a prospective, observational study carried out in 588 adult hypertensive patients presenting to medicine outpatient and inpatient departments of Dibba Hospital, Fujairah, UAE. The study was conducted for a period of 6 months from December 2017 to May 2018. Demographic and clinical data were collected from electronic patient case records and documented. Prescriptions were studied overall for drug use details and for specific types of antihypertensive drugs. The World Health Organization Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical/Defined Daily Dose methodology was further used to calculate utilization. Statistical analysis of data was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 24.0.
findingsOf the 588 study participants, majority of the patients were on two-drug combination antihypertensive therapy (
conclusionOur study represents the current prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in a secondary care hospital in the UAE. The use of antihypertensive drugs largely conforms to international guidelines, but still, there is room for improvement in terms of rational drug utilization.
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