Incidence of Polypharmacy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India

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https://doi.org/10.37285/ijpsn.2017.10.6.5

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  • Renukaradhya Chitti
  • Kumaraswamy M
  • Ankit Acharya
  • Vijay C H
  • Keshav Dhakal
  • Madan Rayamajhi
  • Azad Moidul Islam
  • Faruk Azad Kibria

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitusis a serious metabolic disorder with high prevalence rate throughout the world, especially in India. Due to the co-morbid conditions, there is necessity of polypharmacy among diabetes patients. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of polypharmacy in type-2 diabetic patients admitted to general medicine units in a typical tertiary hospital in India. A prospective and observational study was conducted among type-2 diabetic inpatients for the period of 9 months. A total of 152 patients were enrolled; female 90 (59%) patients predominated over males 62 (41%) patients. Maximum participants were illiterate (65%) from very low income families (58%). Out of 152 patients, 128 (84%) patients experience polypharmacy as part their treatment regimen. Polypharmacy was noted with a range of 4 to 8 drugs per prescription. In patients with age group of 51-60, 61-70 and 70 above, including females, smokers, alcohol users, co-morbidity was positively associated with polypharmacy, indicating that diabetes is associated with a variety of other conditions.   

 

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Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus, Polypharmacy, Co-morbidity, type-2 diabetes

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2017-11-30

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Chitti R, M K, Acharya A, C H V, Dhakal K, Rayamajhi M, et al. Incidence of Polypharmacy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India. Scopus Indexed [Internet]. 2017 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 May 2];10(6):3906-8. Available from: https://www.ijpsnonline.com/index.php/ijpsn/article/view/872

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Vol. 10 No. 6 (2017): November-December 2017

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