Objective
:
The study aimed to describe the prescription patter
n of cardiovascular and/or anti-diabetic drugs and
adherence to the World Health
Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators in Abuja D
istrict Hospitals.
Methods
:
This descriptive retrospective study was carried ou
t in Asokoro and Maitama District Hospitals Abuja.
One thousand and nine
prescriptions that contained a cardiovascular drug
(CVD) and/or anti-diabetic drug issued between June
2017 and May 2018 from the Medical
Outpatient Department were analyzed. Data were coll
ected from the pharmacy electronic database, prescr
iption pattern and adherence to WHO
prescribing indicators were assessed. The analysis
was done using descriptive statistics. Results were
presented as percentages, means, and
standard deviations.
Results
:
The frequency of treatment was higher among women (
58.8%) and the age group of 41–60 (54.8%). The aver
age number of drugs
prescribed was 3.3±1.6: the percentage of drugs pre
scribed in generic was (64%) and (78.8%) were from
the Essential Drug List (EDL). Calcium
Channel Blockers (CCB, 71.7%) and Biguanides (B, 92
.4%) were the most prescribed CVD and anti-diabetic
drug. The majority of the CVD (74.5%)
and diabetes (63.6%) patients were on combination t
herapy. The most frequent CVD combination was CCB p
lus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (29.7%). C
ompared to men, the proportion of females taking on
e or more CVD (61.3%) or antidiabetic
(56.4%) was higher.