Drug Use Evaluation of Beta-Blockers in Medical Wards of Nedjo General Hospital, Western Ethiopia

Table 3

Reasons and indications of beta-blockers used in the medical wards of NGH within 2 years.

Variable	Reasons for use (disease)	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Correct indication	Stage 2 hypertension	66	44.23%
	Cirrhosis	17	11.41%
	Atrial fibrillation	19	12.75%
	Migraine headache	28	18.79%
	Thyrotoxicosis	11	7.38%
	Subtotal	141	94.56
Incorrect indication	Stage 1 hypertension	6	4.1%
	Stage 2 hypertension with asthma or type 1 diabetes mellitus	2	1.34%
	Subtotal	8	5.34%