Prescription Pattern: Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a diverse group of metabolic disorders characterised by hyperglycemia as a result of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus. The purpose is to assess the prescription pattern in diabetic patients with co-morbid diseases, as this could result in disease progression and an increased risk of complications. Diabetic patients' specific and general characteristics, such as available dose forms, unanticipated delivery of medicines to patients, observed drug interactions, and prevalent co-morbidities, all contribute to the problems faced by the practitioner who treats them. As a result of the preceding, the study aimed to reduce prescription errors, provide safe dosage regimens, educate patients by closely monitoring their glycemic control and other reactions to medication, and lastly encourage the prudent and reasonable use of pharmaceuticals. This is a six-month prospective observational study that used questionnaires as a tool. The research is being carried out at Global Hospital LB Nagar's Medicine Ward. Patients admitted to the hospital's Medicine ward and those who visited OP between October 2016 and March 2017 are eligible. Patients who meet the following requirements will be accepted. In the following study, the gender distribution was males (64.20 percent) and females (34.80 percent), and the age distribution was 25-35 years (4 percent), 35-45 years (12 percent), 45-55 years (54 percent), 55-65 years (35 percent), 65-75 years (17 percent), and 75-85 years (8 percent). The co-morbid conditions discovered in the 98 cases enrolled were hypertension (76), hypothyroidism (16), chronic kidney disease (15), urinary tract infections (11), and coronary artery disease (10).