Drug use evaluation in diabetic patients at out patient department Gorakhpur

• Published in: Archives of pharmacy practice Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 5 - 6
• Main Authors: Poonam, Tripathi, Awanish, Pandey, Rishabh, Pandey, Shambaditya, Goswamy, Rashmi, Srivatava
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Selangor Archives of Pharmacy Practice 01-07-2010; Monash University Malaysia, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science; Archives of Global Professionals
• Subjects: Analysis; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus; Diagnosis; Drug therapy; Drug utilization; Health counseling; Health economics; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemic agents; prescribing pattern; Studies; Substance abuse treatment; India
• ISSN: 2045-080X; 2320-5210; 2045-080X

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess drug utilization in diabetes patients as a quantitative type of prescription auditing to generate data with respect to their extent variability of drug usage in a heath care system of the area of Gorakhpur. Material and Methods: The data for the study was collected from the survey conducted in February 2009-April 2009 at various hospitals of Gorakhpur. Two hundred diabetic patients were interviewed as a pre designed questionnaire based on clinical details. All the diabetic patients who visited the OPD during the study period enrolled in the study. Results: The pattern of drug prescription in diabetes showed that sulfonylurea (65%) and biguanides (65%) were most frequently prescribed followed by thiazolidinediones (23%) and alpha glucosidase inhibitors (3%). Insulin was prescribed in 31 (15.5%) patients. Among Most common co-existing illness was found hypertension (31.97 %). Majority of drugs were prescribed in oral dosage form (84.5 %) followed by Parenteral (15.5 %). Conclusion: It is concluded that the present prescribing pattern of antidiabetic drugs Gorakhpur does not completely meet standard guidelines of diabetic treatment. Hence there is a need to encourage physicians of Gorakhpur to follow the guidelines while treating diabetes. Key words: Drug utilization, prescribing pattern, Diabetes Mellitus.