IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-7-19875 Original Research Paper Prescribing Pattern of antihypertensive drugs in a tertiary care teaching hospital Ram Singh Verma Dr. July 2019 8 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

Aims and Objective: To evaluate the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out at Outpatient Department of Medicine in a tertiary care teaching hospital to evaluate the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs during period of November 2018 to April 2019. Results: In present study, 68.1% patients received monotherapy while 31.9%% received combination therapy. In monotherapy, ACEIs were most commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs while in combination therapy ARB + Diuretics were most commonly prescribed. Conclusion: In our study, we observed that ACEIs were most commonly prescribed antihypertensive drug. Combination therapy was usually prescribed to those patients who have associated risk factors and co–morbid condition