TY - JOUR AU - MISHRA, SEEMA AU - AHMAD, SYED S AU - NIGAM, NILAM AU - SHANKAR, PRATAP AU - KUMAR, SHRAVAN AU - KUMAR, VINAY AU - GUPTA, SHALINI PY - 2021/03/07 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - ADVERSE DRUG REACTION MONITORING AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OF TERTIARY CARE CENTER OF NORTH INDIA RELATED TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS JF - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research JA - Asian J Pharm Clin Res VL - 14 IS - 3 SE - Original Article(s) DO - 10.22159/ajpcr.2021.v14i3.40496 UR - https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/40496 SP - 157-160 AB - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of the study was to monitor the adverse drug reactions (A.D.Rs.) associated with antihypertensive drugs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients coming to the department with blood pressure systolic above 120 mmHg and diastolic above 90 mmHg and prescribed hypertensives will be screened for the study.</p><p><strong>Results and Discussion: </strong>A total of 136 patients were observed during the study. Out of 136 patients, 23 (17%) A.D.Rs. were recorded. A study conducted by Ramesh <em>et al</em>. in the Indian capital reports that 22.3% of the patients experienced A.D.Rs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Furthermore, any appearance of A.D.Rs. due to side effects of the drugs or due to bad control and patients non-compliance, it was treated mainly by decreasing the doses of the drugs, switching them to another active substance from the same pharmacological group, or by adding more active substances from different pharmacological groups in lower dosages to achieve the B.P goals.</p> ER -