<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>njbms</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>NJBMS</JournalTitle> <PISSN>0976-6626</PISSN> <EISSN>2455-1740</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 7, Issue 3</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>January - March 2017</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Pharmacology</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>Pattern of Use of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs In a North Indian Tertiary Care Hospital</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>182</FirstPage> <LastPage>187</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>Renu1</FirstName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Hema</FirstName> <LastName>Chhabra</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Anita</FirstName> <LastName>Gupta</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Neetu</FirstName> <LastName>Sharma</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI/> <Abstract>Background: Hypertension is a worldwide medical concern whose proper management forms the core of its control and prevention of its complications.Aims and objectives: To evaluate the prescribing patterns of anti-hypertensive drugs in the Cardiology department, Government medical college and Rajindra hospital, Patiala.Material and methods: It was a cross-sectional and observational study conducted over a period of 6 months.Results: During the study period, 192 prescriptions of hypertensive patients were analyzed. Among the anti-hypertensive drugs, 6 major classes were observed to be prescribed: Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), beta blockers (BBs), calcium channel blockers (CCBs), diuretics (DUs), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and alpha blockers (ABs). Out of total 192 cases, 45 (23.4 %) received monotherapy, while 147 (76.6 %) received multi-drug therapy of anti- hypertensive agents. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were the most commonly prescribed category both as monotherapy as well as in combination therapy. Two-drug combination was the most prevalent. Among two-drug therapy, ARBs + CCBs was the most commonly prescribed combination.Conclusion: ARBs were the most frequently prescribed anti-hypertensive category. Dual therapy was a part of majority of prescriptions ; ARBs + CCBs being the commonest combination.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Anti-hypertensive drugs, Hypertension, Prescription pattern, drug utilisation</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://njbms.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=2621&title=Pattern of Use of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs In a North Indian Tertiary Care Hospital</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>