Open Access<p>Comprehensive Trends and Patterns of Antihypertensive Prescriptions Using a Nationwide Claims Database in Korea</p>
Author(s) -
Minji Jung,
Eunjung Choo,
Jimin Lee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s265966
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , angiotensin receptor blockers , drug class , antihypertensive drug , pharmacoepidemiology , drug , database , pharmacology , angiotensin converting enzyme , blood pressure , computer science
The number of people receiving antihypertensive prescriptions in Korea has increased more than threefold from 2002 to 2016. However, previous studies regarding the current use of these medications have been fairly limited. We aimed to examine the current trends and changes in the patterns of antihypertensive prescriptions based on a nationwide claims database.