The Use of Diuretic Drugs in Heart Failure Patients Avianda Lolla Junny1, Hasmono Didik1,*, Ardiana Meity1, Hartono Ruddy1 1Departement of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Airlangga No.4-6, Airlangga, Gubeng, Kota SBY, Jawa Timur, 60115 *Correspondence Author: Didik Hasmono, Departement of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Airlangga No.4-6, Airlangga, Gubeng, Kota SBY, Jawa Timur, 60115, Email: didikhasmono@yahoo.com
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract Background Heart failure can reduce the rates of expectations and quality of life. In the last few decades, the management of this disease has developed continously, including in pharmacological therapy. Diuretic is a class of drugs that is often used as a choice for heart failure patients. The pattern of diuretics usage needs to be observed further. Because if the use of diuretics is not appropriate, it potentially leads to drug related problems that affect patient management. Objective This study aims to examine the pattern of use of diuretics in heart failure patients who are undergoing treatment in hospital hospitalization units. Method This is a descriptive and retrospective study, using medical record data for heart failure patients who received diuretic therapy in the patient room at the hospital. Sampling method used the time limited sampling. Result Total patients who met the inclusion criteria were 50 patients, dominated by male (68%). The age of patients, most of them were in the age group 61–70 years (32%). The most widely used diuretics were the single dose furosemide (50%) and combination dose furosemide and spironolactone (36%). There was no drug related problem (DRP) in the drug interactions and undesirable side effects. Conclusion Most diuretic therapies for heart failure patients who were hospitalized at the hospital, were according to the available guidelines. Top Keywords Heart failure, drug related problem, diuretics. Top |