Author(s):
Abubaker Siddiq, Bharathi DR, Rojin Raj, Janet Benny, Shethal Saji, Sree Lakshmi P
Email(s):
siddiq.pharma@rediffmail.com
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00344.5
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Abubaker Siddiq1*, Bharathi DR1, Rojin Raj2, Janet Benny2, Shethal Saji2, Sree Lakshmi P2
1Department of Pharmacology, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga-577502, Karnataka, India
2Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga-577502, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 12,
Issue - 5,
Year - 2019
ABSTRACT:
Objectives: Achieving good glycemic control is of paramount importance in the reduction of diabetes mellitus associated morbidity and mortality. The role of insulin in the management of diabetes mellitus cannot be overemphasized and people with diabetes, use combinations of different types of insulin to better control and manage their condition. The objective of the present work was to evaluate prescribing pattern of insulin and its regimen with dosing frequency and their clinical characteristics. Materials and Methods: A Prospective, observational clinical study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital. A total of 338 patients on various insulin regimens alone or in combination with oral drugs were enrolled and studied for 36 months. Results: The study explored that insulin use is more in males than in females, with a higher use of insulin among elderly patients and with a major incidence in the age group of > 60 years. Most of the study subjects have their normal body mass and few were overweight. The duration of diabetic patients who are on insulin is more between 0-5 years and less in above 15 years. Among the study population greater proportion were using insulin from past 5 years with more twice daily and thrice daily insulin dosing. Furthermore, Human Actrapid was the common human insulin used, followed by fixed dose combination. Conclusion: The use of insulin analogues is very less which are more expensive than human insulin. The use of insulin is important to effectively control the disease process in patients with diabetes mellitus and insulin adherence has been especially proven to be associated with good long term metabolic control.
Cite this article:
Abubaker Siddiq, Bharathi DR, Rojin Raj, Janet Benny, Shethal Saji, Sree Lakshmi P. A Study on Insulin use, Prescription Pattern and its Regimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2019; 12(5):2079-2082. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00344.5
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Abubaker Siddiq, Bharathi DR, Rojin Raj, Janet Benny, Shethal Saji, Sree Lakshmi P. A Study on Insulin use, Prescription Pattern and its Regimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2019; 12(5):2079-2082. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00344.5 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2019-12-5-3