Prescribing Patterns of Antidiabetic in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Levy and Chilenje Hospitals in Zambia

Eddie M. Mulenga 1 * , Lawrence Mvula 2
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1 School of Doctoral Studies, The University of Valladolid, SPAIN
2 Faculty of Pharmacy, Nutrition & Dietetics, Lusaka Apex Medical University, ZAMBIA
* Corresponding Author
EUR J BASIC MED SCI, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejbms/11142
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Objective: To determine the prescription pattern of anti-diabetics drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes at Levy Mwanawasa General and Chilenje Level 1 Hospitals.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing the diabetic patients’ prescriptions with diabetic drugs from outpatient department from January to December, 2016. Data generated from this study was analyzed using SPSS version 23. The P value < 0.05 was considered as significant. Descriptive statistics and one way analysis of variance (One way -ANOVA) statistical techniques were used to analyze data.
Results: Of the total of 384 patients’ prescriptions, 63% were female and the majority of patients belonged to the age group 51-60 years indicating 28%. 51% of the prescriptions had 2 to 3 antidiabetic drugs written by generic name. Metformin/Daonil combination was highly prescribed with 57%, followed by Metformin as Monotherapy at 19%.
Conclusion: This study reported that female patients were significantly more affected with diabetes associated with cardiovascular complications than male patients reviewing 37% for male and 67% female. Most of the patients were on combination therapy of Metformin /Glibenclamide in the frequency TDS/OD. The choice of drug based on demographic data, economic status, associated conditions and complications would give additional insights into prescribing patterns in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, antidiabetic drugs, prescription patterns, patients, Zambia

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Mulenga EM, Mvula L. Prescribing Patterns of Antidiabetic in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Levy and Chilenje Hospitals in Zambia. EUR J BASIC MED SCI. 2021;11(3):30-7. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejbms/11142

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