Impact of Drug Therapy Problems on the Management of Diabetes and Hypertension in Geriatric Patients at Sulaymaniyah City, Iraq
Background: Drug therapy problems (DTPs) are related to many health outcomes, such as increased morbidity and mortality in geriatric diabetic patients with hypertension.Objective: To determine DTPs and the relationship between DTPs, blood pressure, and HbA1c control in elderly type 2 diabetic patien...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Anbar
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Al-Anbar Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://amj.uoanbar.edu.iq/article_188621_b9942d1693d2713d788923a8cb19a1d5.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background: Drug therapy problems (DTPs) are related to many health outcomes, such as increased morbidity and mortality in geriatric diabetic patients with hypertension.Objective: To determine DTPs and the relationship between DTPs, blood pressure, and HbA1c control in elderly type 2 diabetic patients with hypertension.Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out for two months at the Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Sulaimani City, Iraq. The participants were 96 elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with hypertension who were taking at least one antidiabetic agent and at least one antihypertensive agent, and who were aged ≥ 65 years. Cipolle’s method was used to categorize DTPs.Results: Overall, 356 DTPs were observed among patients. Commonly recorded DTPs were non-compliance (41.85%) and adverse drug reactions (18.82%). A highly significant association between the number of DTPs and uncontrolled HbA1c was observed (P-value = 0.0001). However, there was no statistically significant relation between the number of DTPs and uncontrolled blood pressure (P-value = 0.059).Conclusion: The prevalence of DTPs was high among elderly patients with T2DM and hypertension, and these DTPs were associated with poor HbA1c control. It is recommended that comprehensive pharmaceutical care service be implemented for all elderly T2DM patients with hypertension. |
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| ISSN: | 2706-6207 2664-3154 |