Year : 2023 | Volume : 34 | Issue : 1 | Page : 154 – 157
POSTER ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
WA 001 P
Assessing the prescription pattern in patients managed for hypertension with co-morbidities in a public tertiary hospital in Abuja, Nigeria.
Ohiomokhare Enaifoghe Nathan
(Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), International Center for Research and Excellence (IRCE))
Email: nathan.ohiomokhare@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Hypertension is a common condition seen in primary care, which leads to cardiometabolic co-morbidities like Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease and death if not detected early and treated appropriately. The latest review of America’s Joint National Committee on the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure and National Standard Treatment Guidelines provide the standard of care for the Nigerian population. It is vital therefore, to assess the prescription pattern of antihypertensives against recommended treatment guidelines to help ensure improvements in quality of care.