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T. C. Ozoko¹, J. O. T. Emudainohwo²* and D. E. Ejebe²
¹Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State (Nigeria). ²Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State (Nigeria).
Abstract
This study determined the pattern and awareness of the use of lipid lowering drugs among diabetic and hypertensive patients in five selected Government Health Facilities in Delta State. It was a retrospective study of case notes of patients of hypertension-only, diabetes-only as well as diabetic hypertensive between November and April,2009 at Government General Hospital Abraka (GHA), Government General Hospital Obiaruku (GHO), Delta State University Health Centre Abraka (UHC), Eku Baptist Hospital (EBH),Central Hospital Warri(CHW). Information obtained from the case notes were recorded in a structured questionnaire which were then analyzed .The result showed that the assessment of lipid profile and routine prescription of lipid lowering drugs for these classes of patients in these health institutions were rare generally. The few cases who conducted these tests were recorded at the bigger urban health facilities (EBH and CHW).The study also suggest an indirect evidence of appreciably high level of awareness among health care givers, of the increased risk of atherosclerotic vascular disorders and their fatal complications in these patients, being indicated by the high rate of prescription of low dose aspirin (20.55%,13.2% and 14..2% ) among hypertensive/diabetic, hypertensive- only and diabetic-only patients respectively as prophylactic measure.The study concludes that there is a need to educate health care givers especially in rural areas and smaller urban/ semi-urban health facilities on the importance of lipid profile assessment and the lifesaving potential of lipid lowering drugs such as the statins in patients that have increased risk of atherosclerotic vascular disorders
Keywords
Prescription pattern; Lipid Lowering Drugs; Diabetics; Hypertensive; Selected HealthFacilities
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| Copy the following to cite this article: Ozoko T. C, Emudainohwo J. O . T, Ejebe D. E. Priscription Pattern of Lipid Lowering Drugs among Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Five selected Public Health Facilities in Delta State. Biomed Pharmacol J 2012;5(1) |
| Copy the following to cite this URL: Ozoko T. C, Emudainohwo J. O . T, Ejebe D. E. Priscription Pattern of Lipid Lowering Drugs among Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Five selected Public Health Facilities in Delta State. Biomed Pharmacol J 2012;5(1). Available from: http://biomedpharmajournal.org/?p=2205 |
