Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Yonas Getaye Tefera, Tamrat Befekadu Abebe Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Background: Irrational prescription is strongly associated with poor control of hyp...
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doaj-a01947b4000d40988f59ed6f8c4962db2020-11-25T00:43:29ZengDove Medical PressIntegrated Pharmacy Research and Practice2230-52542017-01-01Volume 6293531037Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional studyAbegaz TMTefera YGAbebe TBTadesse Melaku Abegaz, Yonas Getaye Tefera, Tamrat Befekadu Abebe Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Background: Irrational prescription is strongly associated with poor control of hypertension. The present study aimed to evaluate antihypertensive drug prescription trends and to measure their impact on the level of blood pressure (BP) control in Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from May 30 to June 30, 2016. All hypertensive patients on medication were included. A structured data abstraction form was prepared to gather the necessary information. The prescription patterns and BP level was measured retrospectively. A binary logistic regression was computed to determine the effect of different prescription patterns on BP control.Results: A total of 596 hypertension patients were recruited for the study; of them, 561(94%) met the study criteria. The mean age of the respondents was 55.96±14.6 years. Females constituted 58.2% of the study population. Approximately fifty percent of the prescriptions were monotherapies. Twice-daily dosing was associated with lower risk of uncontrolled hypertension (crude odds ratio [COR] =0.51[0.15–0.73], adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =0.69[0.163–0.91]). Monthly appointment was linked with a nearly 90% reduced incidence of uncontrolled BP (COR =0.15[0.04–0.73], AOR =0.093[0.024–0.359]).Conclusion: Monotherapies were the most frequently prescribed regimens. Twice-daily dosing and monthly appointments were associated with low incidence of uncontrolled BP. Clinicians should be vigilant in adjusting the frequency of dosing and should fix appointment date in consultation with their patients. Keywords: prescription patterns, blood pressure, Ethiopiahttps://www.dovepress.com/antihypertensive-drug-prescription-patterns-and-their-impact-on-outcom-peer-reviewed-article-IPRPprescription patternsblood pressureEthiopia. |
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Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study |
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Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study |
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Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study |
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Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study |
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Antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study |
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antihypertensive drug prescription patterns and their impact on outcome of blood pressure in ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study |
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Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice |
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Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Yonas Getaye Tefera, Tamrat Befekadu Abebe Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Background: Irrational prescription is strongly associated with poor control of hypertension. The present study aimed to evaluate antihypertensive drug prescription trends and to measure their impact on the level of blood pressure (BP) control in Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from May 30 to June 30, 2016. All hypertensive patients on medication were included. A structured data abstraction form was prepared to gather the necessary information. The prescription patterns and BP level was measured retrospectively. A binary logistic regression was computed to determine the effect of different prescription patterns on BP control.Results: A total of 596 hypertension patients were recruited for the study; of them, 561(94%) met the study criteria. The mean age of the respondents was 55.96±14.6 years. Females constituted 58.2% of the study population. Approximately fifty percent of the prescriptions were monotherapies. Twice-daily dosing was associated with lower risk of uncontrolled hypertension (crude odds ratio [COR] =0.51[0.15–0.73], adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =0.69[0.163–0.91]). Monthly appointment was linked with a nearly 90% reduced incidence of uncontrolled BP (COR =0.15[0.04–0.73], AOR =0.093[0.024–0.359]).Conclusion: Monotherapies were the most frequently prescribed regimens. Twice-daily dosing and monthly appointments were associated with low incidence of uncontrolled BP. Clinicians should be vigilant in adjusting the frequency of dosing and should fix appointment date in consultation with their patients. Keywords: prescription patterns, blood pressure, Ethiopia |
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