Evaluation of Drug Regimen, Compliance and Patient counselling in Hypertensive Patients with or without Co-morbidities (Research Article)

Author(s): Sajja Ravindra Babu*, Uzma Begum, Bandamidi Aruna, Ambati Vinisha Lakshmi and A Karthika Mudhiraj

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate drug regimen, compliance, and patient counseling in hypertensive patients with or without comorbidities. Methods: A Prospective and observational study was conducted on 200 hypertensive patients with or without comorbidities at Malla Reddy Narayana Multi-Speciality Hospital, suraram, Hyderabad, Telangana. Data was collected via a self-modified data collection form and interviews from November 2022 to April 2023 and then statistically analyzed. Result: About 200 hypertensive patients with or without comorbidities were observed. Among 200 hypertensive patients, 126 (63%) were males whereas 74 (37%) were females. The most commonly occurring comorbid condition was found to be DM. This study states that when compared to men (14%), women (16%) had higher rates of good adherence. Among 200 participants 78 utilized monotherapy (39%), and around 122 used combinational therapy (61%). Pharmacist-based patient counseling had improved patients’ knowledge and adherence to medications. Conclusion: This study concluded that DM is the most common comorbidity that occurs among hypertensive patients and those with comorbidities usually take combinational therapy. Non-adherence is common in males when compared with females due to various reasons like literacy, economic issues, negligence, and forgetfulness.

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