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October 23, 2025Perspectives in Clinical ResearchOpen Access

Cost analysis and drug utilization pattern in diabetic patients attending outpatient at tertiary care teaching hospital in South Gujarat

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SPS. PandyaCPChetna PatelAVAshvin Vasava

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Cross-sectional analysis of drug costs and usage patterns in diabetic patients, indicating effective glycemic control.

Key Points

  • Direct costs reached 481.1 INR per encounter while participants bore 102.1 INR for medications, indicating cost implications.
  • An average of 2.68 antidiabetic agents were prescribed, with 95.6% of prescriptions issued in generic forms.
  • Observational study analyzed data from 250 patients following approval from an institutional review board and adherence to STROBE guidelines.
  • The study achieved WHO prescribing indicators with Metformin being the most commonly prescribed antidiabetic drug, highlighting treatment patterns.

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Pandya et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f9d6583f378872224925dfhttps://doi.org/10.4103/picr.picr_60_25
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