The cost analysis showed monotherapy to be more economical .The under utilization of diuretics in monotherapy is the most important drawback of the present prescribing pattern as they are available at
lower cost. But in combination therapy diuretics are being utilized in combination with angiotensin receptor blocker (45.68 %) and the pattern supports JNC VII guidelines. Higher percentage of patients(56.66%) was found to be on polytherapy. The DPCO 2013 hasovercome the problem of fixation of prices of drugs.