Prospective study of prescribing pattern in patients with T2DM and hypertension
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Abstract: Rational drug utilization must be promoted in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as it is emerging as one of the major health related issue leading to increase in rate of morbidity and mortality.The present study was a drug utilization study which was done to assess the prescribing pattern of antidiabetic drugs in patients with diabetes with or without hypertension.In present prospective study, a total 75 patients were studied in the Department of Medicine, Mayo Institute of Medical sciences, Barabanki from January 2016 to May 2016. The history and the details about the prescription medicine were recorded.In present study all were T2DM patients; out of that 26.66% were having only diabetes whereas 73.33% were having diabetes with hypertension. The most commonly prescribed drug was metformin (95%) followed by glimepiride (80%) and gliptins (70%).In present study insulin was the least used drug. Triple drug therapy (40%) was most common followed by dual therapy (29.33%). Use of SGLT2i was more in patients with hypertension as compared to patients with diabetes only(p=0.0006).Telmisartan (67.27%) was the most commonly used antihypertensive drug.Still, among physician OHAs are the drug of choice for the treatment of T2DM, and metformin was the most commonly prescribed drug followed by glimepiride. For hypertension ARB was the preferred choice in diabetics. Keywords:prescribing pattern, glimepiride, metformin, gliptins
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Dr Anil Kumar Pawah, Kumar Prafull Chandra
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