Prescription Pattern In Hypertensive Patients In A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Irrational drug prescribing is a common practice globally; it results in increased morbidity, mortality & economic burden on society. Drug utilization studies are an important tool to promote rational prescribing.

Relationship between inter-arm blood pressure differences and predicted future cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients

“…In this study, the average age of the patients was 53.6 (±10.8) years. 15 This finding was similar to a study in another tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. It was comparatively lower than in other studies; Kim et al from Korea reported an average age of 61±11 years, and Yu et al from China reported an average age of 62.3±13.6 years.…”

“…Most commonly used antihypertensive medications were angiotensin Receptor blockers or ACE inhibitors, similar to other studies conducted in Bangladesh and other countries. 15,16 A relatively large proportion of patients had several cardiovascular comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular disease, similar to the study of Kim et al 16 The present study reported a prevalence of 8.2% for significant sIAD (≥10 mmHg). In terms of systolic inter-arm difference (sAID), 27.3% of patients had sAID <10 mmHg to ≥5 mmHg, and the majority (64.5%) had sAID <5 mmHg.…”