Surveying drug use among hypertension patients with diabetics at Tay Ninh General Hospital

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze drug usage among hypertensive patients with diabetes at Tay Ninh General Hospital in 2021. This is a descriptive, retrospective study that analyzed 131 medical records treated at Tay Ninh General Hospital between June and December 2021. The results recorded that antihypertensive drugs were classified into six groups: receptor blockers accounted for a very high rate of 52,2%, followed by calcium channel blockers at 48,1% and beta blockers at 45,1% which are also used quite commonly; the diuretic group at 32,1%, the ACE inhibitor group at 22,2%, the alpha sympathomimetic group at 0,8%. The rate of monotherapy regimens is 33,7% compared with multi-drug regimens of 2 drugs is 39%, 3 drugs is 23,8%, 4 drugs is 3,1% and 5 drugs is 0,8%. Undesirable effects of antihypertensive drugs recorded in the study are: fatigue at 16,0%, headache at 14,5%, dry cough at 9,9%, urinary frequency at 9,2%, nausea at 7,6%, increased potassium in the blood at 6,9%. There were 10 drug interactions observed with caution in 36 cases.