Introduction:

Arterial hypertension is the most frequent risk factor associated with acute myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, heart failure, and other conditions.

Objective:

To characterize the intra-hospital consumption of antihypertensive drugs at Manuel Fajardo Hospital throughout the period between 2013 and 2017.

Material and Methods:

An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study of the intra-hospital consumption of antihypertensive drugs was carried out. The universe was determined by all the antihypertensive drugs that had intra-hospital medical prescription during the period studied.

Results:

A total of 301.616 units of antihypertensive drugs were used. Enalapril was the most consumed drug with 126.306 units, representing 41.89% of the total consumption of antihypertensive drugs during the period; also being the most used drug for the entire years of the study. The increased cost was represented by Enalapril for a total of 31.576.50 Cuban pesos (CUP).

Conclusions:

The most used antihypertensive drugs were Enalapril, Chlorthalidone and Amlodipine. Enalapril was the most consumed drug in all the years studied, whereas Chlorthalidone was one of the three most commonly used. Regarding economical repercussion of the most consumed antihypertensive drugs, Enalapril was the most expensive one, followed by Amlodipine.

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