Characterization of the use of medications in patients with arterial hypertension

Authors

  • Lina Neri Espinosa Pire
  • Abdel Bermúdez-del Sol
  • Douglas Fernando Constante Samaniego
  • Erick Armando Gálvez Campoverde

Keywords:

Arterial hypertension, medication, medication-related problem, Dáder method, Health Center

Abstract

Introduction: Medication-related problem (DRP) is any event that may occur in a patient, which may be related to or produced with the treatment, which is going to interfere with the patient's health outcome.  Follow-up is a comprehensive service that seeks to ensure optimal pharmacotherapy with the aim of detecting, preventing, and resolving potential medication-related problems. Objective: To characterize the use of medications in patients with arterial hypertension. Methods: The methodology used for the investigation was based on the guidelines of the Dáder method, as well as the review of the medical records of patients with arterial hypertension. 50 key informants of both sexes, aged 35 years or older, were interviewed.
Results: Among the most relevant results of the investigation, it was evidenced that most of the patients used a combined therapy, on the other hand, upon follow-up, it was demonstrated that there were problems of decompensation in the pressure in those people who did not treat their disease efficiently, as well as in those who used unnecessary medications, giving rise to secondary health problems.
Conclusions: The causes of DRP are found in the voluntary or involuntary noncompliance with pharmacological treatment by patients, this being one of the most frequent situations of therapy failures.

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Published

2023-07-01

How to Cite

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Espinosa Pire LN, Bermúdez-del Sol A, Constante Samaniego DF, Gálvez Campoverde EA. Characterization of the use of medications in patients with arterial hypertension. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 28];42(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/2900

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES