作者
Rajmohan Seetharaman, Manjari Advani, Smita Mali, Sudhir Pawar
发表日期
2023/5/10
期刊
Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology
卷号
34
期号
3
页码范围
371-381
出版商
De Gruyter
简介
Objectives
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the Drug utilisation pattern in patients of diabetic nephropathy (stage 1–4) in a tertiary care hospital in South-Asia.
Methods
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the nephrology out-patient-department of a tertiary care hospital in South-Asia. WHO core prescribing, dispensing, and patient care indicators were evaluated, and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) encountered by the patients were analysed for causality, severity, preventability, and outcome.
Results
The most commonly prescribed antidiabetics in diabetic nephropathy patients were insulin (17.42%), followed by metformin (4.66%). Current drugs of choice SGLT-2 inhibitors were prescribed in a lesser frequency than expected. Loop diuretics and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) were the preferred antihypertensives. The use of ACE inhibitors (1.26%) and ARBs (3.45%) for …
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