Open AccessCARDIOVASCULAR DRUG INTERACTION;
Author(s) -
Hina Rehman,
Ammar Hussain
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.05.1211
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , drug , drug interaction , bradycardia , quality of life (healthcare) , informed consent , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pharmacology , nursing , heart rate , pathology , blood pressure
Cardiovascular drug interaction is the alarming and becoming leading cause of death in the society ofKarachi Pakistan where the prevalence rate of CVS diseases in urban areas is very high. Objective: The aim was to evaluate thecardiovascular interactions in poly prescription in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: The methodology adopted for this study iscross sectional study. Material & Methods: In which verbally and signed informed consent prepare which help to limitize the biasness.Results: In this study the determination of the percentage of interactions is about 30%.The gender which is most susceptible forinteraction is females. The Significance or consequences of interaction would measured by minor, moderate and major level. In our studyminor is about 28, moderate is about19 while Major is about 9.The most untoward effects which was seen was bradycardia and the classof drug which lead for interaction is Beat and ACE blockers in the prescribing practice and some severe interaction lead to life threatening.Conclusion: The main result which is concluding for this study is the huge number of interaction which is found in the prescription createslife threatening circumstances. With the proper consultation and time we can minimize the interaction as well as the health scenario canbe improved and the quality of life can be improved.