CLINICAL PROFILE, DRUG THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATIONS OF HYPERTENSION, TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND COEXISTENCE OF BOTH CONDITIONS

• Durga Prasad Thammisetty,*  
• Kavya Sura,  
• Aswini Bandaru,  
• Harika Madithapu,  
• Reddy Kumar Naik Mude,  
• Shakeer Degala

Abstract

Hypertension (HTN) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are the leading causes of various complications in the elderly population. Clinical profile plays a very important role in assessing the health conditions of a patient, based on the severity of the complications appropriate drug therapy will be recommended, thus improving the health and quality of life of a patient. This study aimed to assess the clinical profile and drug therapy in patients experiencing complications with Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the coexistence of both conditions. A prospective observational study was carried out at the inpatient general medicine department of a tertiary care hospital, for 6 months among 180 patients. The most common complications among the patients were found to be Cerebrovascular Accidents 81(33%), chronic kidney disease 53(22%), and Heart Failure 43(18%) with a significant p-value at 0.0007, 0.0032, 0.0164 respectively obtained by using Linear Regression analysis. 35.22% of Antiplatelets and 22.27% of Antihyperlipidemic's were widely used in Cerebrovascular Accidents. There was a great association between Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and the coexistence of both conditions with complications. As a clinical pharmacist, it is the prime responsibility to provide information regarding the complications and their risk factors and to improve the quality of life of a patient.

Keywords

Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Complications, Clinical profile, Drug therapy

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