Pattern of Cardiovascular Drugs Use in Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the present study was to provide recent population-based information on use of cardiovascular drugs in outpatients in a tertiary care hospital of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Conclusion: Medications are a critical modality for prolongation and improved quality of life. Campaign and intervention should be focused on patients with more than three diagnostic cardiovascular conditions in order to minimize polypharmacy in patients particularly elderly. Methods