| Summary: | Hypertension is a medical disorder that is common and includes important
health problem because of the high prevalence of the use of the medicine so that
the evaluation needs to be done to measure whether a drug has been used in a
rational way. This study aims to determine the rationality of the use of
antihypertension medications and see patterns of antihypertension medication use
(single, combination) and treatment outcome (achieving the target blood pressure)
in patients in clinic medicine ASKES Dr. Moewardi Surakarta Hospital. This is
include descriptive analytical observational study conducted prospectively.
Samples were taken from outpatient prescription data, medical records, and
interviews with the patient or the patient's family to find out if the patient is also
using herbal.
The results of the study of 67 patients showed a number of treatments that
meet the criteria for hypertension appropriate rational indications of 67 patients
(100%), the right medication 67 patients (100%), the right of patients 67 patients
(100%), the appropriate dose of the 65 patients (97,1%) and side effects of 8
patients (11,9%). The pattern of use of antihypertension medications in outpatient
Hospital Dr. Moewardi 33 patients (49,25%) using a single antihypertension
medication, 28 patients (41,79%) use a combination of two antihypertension
drugs, and 6 patients (8,96%) using a combination of 3 antihypertension drugs.
Outcome of therapy in the form of achieving the target systolic blood pressure of
10 patients using a single antihypertension medication, and 11 patients using a
combination of antihypertension drugs. While the achievement of the target
diastolic blood pressure of 18 patients using a single drug and 14 patients using
the drug combination. Although there are still many patients who have not
achieved the target systolic and diastolic blood pressure in this study the patients
had experienced a drop in blood pressure.
Keywords : Hypertension, Rational, Treatment Patterns, Outcome Theraphy
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