Pérez MFE, Gutiérrez HAE, Izquierdo MO, Morales MR, Sanabria VL, Garí LM

Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 96-100
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Drug utilization studies (DUS) are the tool that allows the evaluation and design of intervention strategies for the appropriate use of medicines.
Objective: To characterize the use of antihypertensive drugs in the population belonging to the Santa Clara clinic in the period September 2012 to May 2013.
Materials and Methods: A drug use-prescription indication, cross-section study was performed. The universe consisted of all hypertensive patients in the office 16-19 (167 patients).
Results: The patients that had more drugs prescribed were the over 60 year’s group and the most commonly used antihypertensive medications was hydrochlorothiazide. The most units prescribed drug was hydrochlorothiazide, where 99 patients were found in mean dose.
Conclusions: The most commonly used antihypertensive medications were hydrochlorothiazide, captopril and atenolol.

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