EVALUASI PENGGUNAAN ANTIHIPERTENSI PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI PUSKESMAS GRABAG 1 KABUPATEN MAGELANG

Hypertension is one of the main causes of death and morbidity in Indonesia. Hypertension has increased from year to year. The use of antihypertensive drugs appropriately is expected to improve therapeutic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to analyze the appropriateness of antihypertensive use at the Grabag 1 Health Center, Magelang Regency. The research design was a non-experimental study descriptively and retrospective sampling. The sampling technique in this study was purposive sampling and a sample of 100 patients was obtained. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively. Based on the study, the use of antihypertensive drugs in the calcium channel blocker (CCB) group was 91%, a combination of CCB and thiazide diuretics was 5%, a combination of CCB and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) was 3% and a combination of CCB and angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) was 1%. The appropriateness of the use of antihypertensive drugs included the right indication of 100%, the right patient of 100%, the right drug of 100% and the right dose of 69%. The accuracy of drug use at Grabag 1 Health Center was correct with an average value of 92.25%.