<![CDATA[Abstract Hypertension is one of non contagious diseases marked by the increase of systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg. Hypertension becomes the main risk factor of other cardiovascular diseases. The number of hypertension occurance with or without companion increases every year. The purpose of this research is to know the rationality of anti - hypertension medicine usage on hypertension inpatients at RSUD of Dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo Bandar Lampung year of 2019 based on precise patient, precise indication, precise medicine, and precise dosage using reference standard of Guidelines JNCVIII. This research was a descriptive research with data collection of medical record retrospectively. The technique of sample selection used purposive sampling technique. The research results obtained from 82 samples based on the patients’ characteristics of genders such as 50 female patients (60,98%) and 42 male patients (39,02%). The patients’ characteristics based on age obtain mostly the patients are at age of 46-55 years old in the amount of 39 patients (47,6%). The patients’ characteristics based on the pattern of medicine usage obtain the most anti-hypertension used is amlodipin CCB class in the amount of 54 patients (45%). Rationality evaluation of anti-hypertension medicine usage obtains precise patient in the amount of 81 patients (99,8%), precise indication in the amount of 82 patients (100%), precise medicine in the amount of 61 patients (74,4%), and precise dosage in the amount of 82 patients (100%). The conclusion of this research is the usage of hypertension on the hypertension inpatients at Public Hospital of Dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo Bandar Lampung is already rational. Keywords: Anti-hypertension, Hypertension, Rationality of Medicine Usage]]>
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