SURVEY ON ANTI - HYPERTENSIVE DRUGS Indrayani D. Raut * , Dipak S. Gumate, Tushar Chavan, Swati Chavan

Hypertension is a major disor d er that worsens the quality of life. Newer drugs are being introduced in order to treat the the hypertension. A market sur v ey of various antihypertensive drugs was carried out in the region of Islampur. the objective of the study was to find out the most frequently used drug for the antihypertensive treatment. The study revealed that the sympathoytic drugs were most used drugs followed by calcium channel b lockers and AT II receptor antagonists. Keywards: Hypertension, survey, Antihypertensive drugs