Original Articles · pages 206–210
To Study Compliance of Drugs used in Treatment of Hypertension in a Tertiary Care Hospital
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Aakash Kewlani, Seema Bhalerao, Bhalchandra Rane, Anita Barde, Abhijeet Tilak, Vishwadeep Madrewar. To Study Compliance of Drugs used in Treatment of Hypertension in a Tertiary Care Hospital. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2021;34(3):206–210.
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Background: Hypertension is one of the major health burdens in the general population which can cause many cardiovascular and neurological complications hence compliance to drugs used for hypertension is very essential to prevent such complications. However, poor compliance to these medications for its management is a major drawback faced by physicians. So, this study was conducted to assess compliance rate for drugs of hypertension and factors affecting it among the patients of a tertiary care hospital.
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Compliance rate, factors affecting the compliance, questionnaire-based survey, to the individual patient
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