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- Title
Pattern prescription drugs for systemic hypertension in primary health care: systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Almeida de Oliveira, Edilson; Pereira Guerra, Iris Heloísa; Canassa Volpato, Débora; Passos Okawa, Rogério Toshiro; Palma-Rigo, Kesia; da Silva Santos, Thaís; Vieira Teixeira, Jorge Juarez
- Abstract
We investigated scientific publications on the prescription pattern of systemic hypertension drugs and use of guidelines in primary health care by systematic review and meta-analysis. Articles were selected in the PubMed, Web of Science and LILACS databases, according to the PRISMA statements, from 2004 to 2020. The systematic review showed a higher prescription pattern for combination therapy (52,9%). The meta-analysis confirmed the superiority of prescription for combination therapy (OR 1.76, CI 1.29 - 2.41). Was observed higher monotherapy prevalence in the Swedish study (98%) and combined therapy in Nigerian (98%). Higher frequency prescriptive of angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors in Trinidad (64%); diuretics (64%), beta blockers (63%), and calcium channel blockers (53%) in Nigeria; and angiotensin-receptor blockers (43%) in Portugal. Regarding the use of guidelines, 50% the studies reported their use for the prescription of antihypertensive in primary health care.
- Subjects
DRUG prescribing; HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY health care; META-analysis; ADRENERGIC beta blockers
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 1, p161
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n1.e7743