Table 2.
Prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs
| Antihypertensive drug class | Number of prescriptions | Percentage of prescriptions (%) | Percentage of prescription with monotherapy or combination therapy (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs of monotherapy | 188 | 32.1 | |
| ARBs | 67 | 35.7 | 11.39 |
| CCBs | 39 | 20.8 | 6.63 |
| ACEIs | 38 | 20.2 | 6.46 |
| BBs | 30 | 15.9 | 5.23 |
| Diuretics | 12 | 6.4 | 2.04 |
| Other antihypertensive class | 2 | 1 | 0.34 |
| Two drug combination | 210 | 35.5 | |
| ARBs + CCBs | 65 | 30.9 | 11.05 |
| ACEs + CCBs | 46 | 21.9 | 7.73 |
| ACEIs + Diuretics | 29 | 13.8 | 4.84 |
| ACEIs + BBs | 26 | 12.4 | 4.40 |
| ARBs + Diuretics | 17 | 8.1 | 2.89 |
| ARBs + BBs | 13 | 6.2 | 2.21 |
| Diuretics + BBs | 8 | 3.8 | 1.36 |
| CCBs + BBs | 5 | 2.4 | 0.85 |
| Diuretics + CCBs | 1 | 0.5 | 0.17 |
| Three drug combination | 136 | 23.1 | |
| ARBs + CCBs + diuretics | 35 | 25.8 | 5.95 |
| ACEIs + CCBs + diuretics | 23 | 16.9 | 3.91 |
| ARBs + CCBs + BBs | 22 | 16.1 | 3.74 |
| ARBs + diuretics + BBs | 15 | 11 | 2.55 |
| ACEIs + CCBs + BBs | 14 | 10.3 | 2.38 |
| ACEIs + diuretics + BBs | 11 | 8.1 | 1.85 |
| ARBs + 2 diuretics | 4 | 3 | 0.68 |
| Diuretics + CCBs + BBs | 3 | 2.2 | 0.51 |
| CCBs + 2 diuretics | 2 | 1.4 | 0.34 |
| ACEIs + 2 diuretics | 2 | 1.4 | 0.34 |
| ACEIs + diuretics + other antihypertensive class | 2 | 1.4 | 0.34 |
| ARB + diuretics + other antihypertensive class | 1 | 0.8 | 0.17 |
| Diuretics + diuretics + BBs | 1 | 0.8 | 0.17 |
| CCBs + CCBs + ARBs | 1 | 0.8 | 0.17 |
| Four drug combination | 48 | 8.2 | |
| ARBs + CCBs + BBs + diuretics | 25 | 52 | 4.25 |
| ACEIs + CCBs + BBs + diuretics | 10 | 20.8 | 1.70 |
| ARB + BB + 2 diuretics | 6 | 12.5 | 1.02 |
| ACEIs + BBs + 2 diuretics | 3 | 6.3 | 0.51 |
| CCBs + ARBs + 2 diuretics | 2 | 4.2 | 0.34 |
| CCBs + ACEIs + 2 diuretics | 1 | 2.1 | 0.17 |
| CCBs + BBs + 2 diuretics | 1 | 2.1 | 0.17 |
| Five drug combination | 5 | 0.9 | |
| BBs + CCBs + ARBs + 2 diuretics | 2 | 40 | 0.34 |
| ACEIs + CCBs + BBs + diuretics + other antihypertensive class | 2 | 40 | 0.34 |
| BBs + 2 ACEIs + 2 diuretics | 1 | 20 | 0.17 |
| Six drug combination | 1 | 0.2 | |
| BBs + CCBs + ACEIs + 2 diuretics + other antihypertensive class | 1 | 100 | 0.17 |
ACEIs=Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARBs=Angiotensin receptor blockers, CCBs=Calcium channel blockers, BBs=Beta-blockers