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A STUDY ON PRESCRIBING PATTERN OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVES AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL
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Corres.Author Neehara Bijal K E
Email neeharabijalk11d@gmail.com
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prescribing pattern is a component of medical audit. The treatment of hypertension recommended different BP goals for geriatric population compared to young adults. So this study was aimed to assess the prescribing patterns for antihypertensive in the patient with hypertension. Materials and Methods: It was a prospective observational study and conducted from October 2021 to March 2022 in the outpatient department of general medicine in Karuna Medical College Hospital, Palakkad, Kerala. Result: A total of 125 patients were enrolled in this study. 51 (40.8%) patients were under combination therapy and 74 (59.2%) patients were on monotherapy. Conclusion: The most common drug prescribed was ARB as a single drug therapy and in combination therapy followed by ARB+DIU among hypertensive patients were considerable and this practice positively impacted on the overall BP controlddd