Prevalence and factors associated with drug therapy problems among hypertensive patients at hypertension clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a |cross-sectional study.
Merab BabiryeTadele Mekuriya YadesaRobert TamukongPaul Stephen ObwoyaPublished in: Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease (2023)
Almost two-thirds of study participants had antihypertensive-related DTPs. The most common DTPs were 'dosage too low' and 'adverse drug reactions' which both accounted for almost a third of the total DTPs each. Uncontrolled BP and routine laboratory test results were significantly associated with antihypertensive-related DTPs among the study participants. Our study emphasizes the need for improved patient care by clinical pharmacists to identify and prevent DTPs among hypertensive patients.