World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

PRESCRIPTION PATTERN OF ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC AND ANTIPLATELET DRUGS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Sumaiya Fatima* and Shahana Begum

ABSTRACT

Aim: To screen the Irrational prescribing practice of antihyperlipidemic and antiplatelet drugs within the administration of coronary course illness and to create Medicine prescribing observing practice. Objective: To highlight the medicine hone of antihyperlipidemic and antiplatelet drugs within the administration of coronary course infection of inpatient division, uncommonly medicine of non specific drugs comparing with branded drugs on the basis of collected information within the limit of case sheets from the patients. Methodology: This was a prospective hospital based study conducted for 8 months from Nov 2017 to Jun 2018. Convenient enrolment technique was employed in which all patients in cardiac department who were selectively prescribed with antihyperlipidemic and antiplatelet drugs in Prime Hospital from Nov 2017 to Jun 2018 were enrolled. Result: The rationality of the prescriptions, we found 77% prescribed drugs as branded and 23% Generic. Out of 150 prescriptions, Distribution of Interaction per Prescription as per Charleson Index 2% of Major Interactions 25% of Moderate Interactions 22% of Minor Interactions were observed.

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