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The aim of the present study was to investigate the drug utilization pattern and the comparative analysis of cardiovascular drugs in the cardiology department in a tertiary care hospital. The study was a prospective, cross sectional observational study, carried out in cardiology department at pk das hospital, vaniyamkulam, ottappalam for a period of three months from December 2021-February 2022. The main objective of this study was to determine the drug utilization pattern using WHO core prescribing indicators.100 prescriptions were included in our study. The data like demographic details of patients, indication, disease prevalence, comorbidities, and prescribing pattern were collected and the collected data was assessed to determine the prescribing trends. The study included 100 patients suffering from various cardiovascular diseases from which 56% were male and 44% were female. The cardiac disease was highest in patients of age group 51-60 years. The most common cardiovascular disease treated was COPD (72%) and most common associated comorbidity was hypertension .The use of antiplatelets ,anticoagulants ,antihyperlipidemics and diuretics was very common Aspirin(12.96%) ,Atorvastatin (16.20%), Clopidogrel (11.11%), furosemide (9.25%) are the top four prescribed cardiovascular drugs. Drugs from the NLEM were 81.45%. The price distribution for most commonly used cardiovascular drugs along with their brands was also documented. The study concluded that the antiplatelets dominating the prescribed pattern and expected to overtake the anticholesterol agents as the sales leader. The Present study help the health practitioners to optimize the appropriate use of cardiovascular drugs.