Cardiovascular disease is one of the largest causes of mortality. Cardiovascular diseases are diseases of heart and blood vessels which include coronary arterial disease; rheumatic heart diseases, congenital heart diseases, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. As prescription audit is one of the systematic tools for determining the quality of medical care which also provide the documented evidence to support diagnosis and treatment. The risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are smoking, harmful use of alcohol, hypertension, diabetes etc. The aim was to study the prescription pattern of cardiac drugs in cardiac outpatients in Crimson Hospital. Patient’s information was collected by observing the patients medication record with cardiovascular disease diagnosed by a cardiologist. Total 201 patients were included who were clinically diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords : Cardiovascular drugs, Coronary artery disease, Prescription, Prescription patter