Trends in the antihypertensive drugs consumption in the population of several regions of the Russian Federation

Abstract

Aim – to study the consumption patterns for antihypertensives in the population of individual regions of the Russian Federation (using the example of Moscow and St. Petersburg). Material and methods. The raw data was collected using the following methods: content analysis, structural, comparative, logical, systemic, predictive, retrospective, graphic and marketing analysis. The results were normalized and processed using methods of mathematical statistics. The research focused on statistics for the range of antihypertensive drugs sold in the retail sector of the pharmaceutical market in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Results. Moscow and St. Petersburg presented a wide range of drugs sold for treatment of arterial hypertension. Single active ingredient drugs predominated in the sales structure of both regions (Moscow – 90.08%; St. Petersburg – 85.64%). The consumption leaders among single active ingredient drugs were: ACE inhibitors (26.62%) in Moscow, and β-blockers (25.67%) in St. Petersburg. Among the fixed-dose combination drugs, the ACE inhibitors in combination with diuretics were leading in both regions, accounting for 3.54% and 5.15% in the structure of sales in Moscow and St. Petersburg, respectively. The most popular single active ingredient drugs and fixed-dose combination drugs for treating hypertension were rated. Several correlations were identified using mathematical and statistical analysis. Conclusion. We have identified the most consumed classes of antihypertensives and INNs. We have described the relationship between the sales volumes of drugs prescribed for arterial hypertension (packages), the population size and the incidence of CSD in the studied regions.