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A Study Using The Defined Daily Dose Method To Evaluate The Use Of Antihypertensive Medications

Author(s) Kaustav Ghosh, Afreen Nasir, Avinash HR
Country India
Abstract The DDD concept is a method for quantifying a drug. Drug use in terms of DDD aids in converting the number of pharmaceuticals readily available into medically significant units and in estimating the number of people who have been exposed to a specific drug or class of drugs. In a hospital setting, the unit DDD per 100 bed-days suggests the proportion of inpatients that may receive a DDD. DDD in anti-hypertensive medications helps to track down prescription drug usage and examine drug usage trends. A 6-month prospective and observational study was conducted to assess the drug utilisation of antihypertensives. In this study we found that Diuretics were commonly prescribed antihypertensives. Furosemide and Spironolactone were mostly prescribed antihypertensives as single therapy, while Telmisartan+Hydrochlorothiazide was commonly prescribed as combination therapy. Propranolol was over utilised antihypertensives with 187.82 DDD/100bed-days and 1.74 PDD:DDD ratio.
Keywords Drug Utilisation Evaluation, Defined Daily Dose, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical, Prescribed Daily Dose, Antihypertensive Agents.
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On 2023-12-31
Cite This A Study Using The Defined Daily Dose Method To Evaluate The Use Of Antihypertensive Medications - Kaustav Ghosh, Afreen Nasir, Avinash HR - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11518
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11518
Short DOI https://doi.org/gtbtb5

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