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Published on: September 26, 2018

Self-reported prescribing for hypertension in general practice.

S O'Riordan1, J Mackson, L Weekes

  • 1National Prescribing Service Ltd, 418A Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills 2010, UK.

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
|October 7, 2008
PubMed
Summary

General practitioners are increasingly meeting hypertension treatment targets. However, prescribing specific medications for co-existing conditions like heart failure needs improvement for better patient outcomes.

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Published on: September 26, 2018

Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Cardiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Hypertension management in primary care is crucial for cardiovascular health.
  • National guidelines provide targets for blood pressure control and medication selection.
  • Clinical audits offer insights into real-world adherence to guidelines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate self-reported hypertension management by Australian general practitioners.
  • To compare current practices against national hypertension guidelines.
  • To identify areas for improvement in hypertension care.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of self-reported clinical audit data from Australian general practice (1999-2004).
  • Involved 5247 general practitioners and 105,086 adult hypertensive patients.
  • Assessed blood pressure targets, achievement rates, and medication choices for co-morbidities.

Main Results:

  • Increasing use of guideline-consistent blood pressure targets (140/90 mmHg, 130/85 mmHg) from 2001 to 2004.
  • Higher rates of patients achieving target blood pressure in 2003-2004 (58-70%).
  • Suboptimal prescription of ACE inhibitors for heart failure (54-62%) and beta-blockers/ACE inhibitors for myocardial infarction (52%).

Conclusions:

  • General practitioners are aligning with hypertension guideline targets for blood pressure.
  • Improvements in medication selection for patients with co-morbidities are needed.
  • Self-reported data suggests progress but highlights specific areas for enhanced clinical practice.