PENGGUNAAN OBAT ANTIHIPERTENSI PADA PASIEN GERIATRI YANG MENGALAMI HIPERTENSI RAWAT JALAN DI RSUD ULIN BANJARMASIN

When two readings taken five minutes apart while in a relatively calm or resting state show a systolic blood pressure of >140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of >90 mmHg, this is known as hypertension. Those over 60 who are nearing the end of their lives are referred to as geriatrics. This study intends to ascertain the appropriate patient, indication, medication, and dosage for the use of antihypertensive medications in elderly patients with outpatient hypertension at Ulin Hospital, Banjarmasin. This study's design and methodology are observational, utilizing descriptive data analysis and retrospective data collecting. Purposive sampling was utilized for the sampling process, and 78 data points served as samples. according to the 2021 Hypertension Management Consensus and JNC VIII, the treatment criteria that were applied. 48 (61.54%) of the patients were female, 47 (60.25%) were between the ages of 60 and 74, the initial blood pressure diagnosis was in stage II category 39 (50%), the final blood pressure diagnosis was in normal category 52 (66.67%), the patient was diagnosed without complications or hypertension 56 (71.80), the patient evaluation was 100% correct, the indication was 100% correct, the drug was 96.15% correct, and the dose was 93.59% correct.