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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 4, Issue 3, 2017
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY ON DRUG UTILISATION REVIEW OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Author
Mary Ransam, Minu Vincent, Swathy CJ, K. Krishnakumar, Meppil Baby, Aji Varghese*
Email
stjamesdruginfo@gmail.com
keyword
Prospective study, Cardiac disease, Drug therapy.
Abstract
The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is significantly increasing nowadays. Drug utilization evaluation of cardiovascular diseases helps to promote rational prescribing pattern in disease management which improves the patient quality of life. To understand the prescribing pattern of drugs used in cardiovascular diseases, promote patient awareness about the diseases, identify irrational prescription pattern and find the association of co-morbid conditions with the cardiovascular diseases. Total 100 patients suffering with various cardiovascular diseases were included in prospective observational randomized study within a time period of 6 months. The tools used throughout the study were patient information sheets and questionnaire. Patient medication history interview was carried out. The prescribing patterns of different cardiovascular drugs were noted. Statistical analysis including chi-square test to find the association of co-morbid conditions was performed with SPSS for windows, version 22.0. For the descriptive statistics percentage distribution was determined. From this study, the average prevalence of cardiovascular diseases was found to be more in males than in females. Among different comorbid conditions the dyslipidemia was comparatively high. Commonly prescribed drugs include anti-platelet and anti-hyperlipidemic medications. This study helps to understand rational drug use among the cardiovascular patients, to find out the association of co-morbid conditions and proper management of diseases. In order to obtain optimal drug therapy evidence based prescriptions must be encouraged besides lifestyle modifications.
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