Study of prescription patterns of antihypertensive agents in preeclampsia patients: Central India study

Shreya Shekhar; Tanaji R. Shende; A. S. Borkar; Riyaz Siddiqui; Sulabha A. Joshi

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20190650

Authors

Shreya Shekhar Department of Pharmacology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Tanaji R. Shende Department of Pharmacology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
A. S. Borkar Department of Pharmacology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Riyaz Siddiqui Department of Pharmacology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Sulabha A. Joshi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20190650

Keywords:

Antihypertensives, Hypertension, Preeclampsia

Abstract

Background: The main objective of this study was to evaluate prescription patterns of antihypertensives in preeclampsia patients at a tertiary care hospital in Central India.

Methods: The study belongs to retrospective observational type. he study was conducted by department of Pharmacology in association of department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology department at Nkp Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur. Permission from Institute Ethics Committee was taken for studying the prescribing patterns of drugs. The study was conducted for a period of 6 months. Inclusion and Exclusion criteria were added.

Results: The maximum number patients seen in age groups 36-41 (28.6%). The main drug prescribed in our study was Labetalol followed by methyldopa. In our study most of the patients were of moderate and mild type corresponding to 48% and 32% respectively and only 20% of patients belong to severe cases. In our study highest number of patients was seen in second gravida i.e. 33.33%.

Conclusions: Labetalol was the most common anti hypertensive prescribed in pre eclampsia patients. Rationale prescribing of drugs were done.

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Author Biography

A. S. Borkar, Department of Pharmacology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

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