Key result
Intermediate acting insulin was the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drug class (63.73%), with no significant difference in the number of drugs used between patients with or without impaired renal function (p>0.05).
Observational (n=165)
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p-value: p=>0.05
In elderly hypertensive diabetic inpatients, intermediate-acting insulin was the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetic agent, with no significant difference in the number of drugs prescribed based on renal function status.
Should not yet change prescribing in elderly diabetics; leaves open optimal regimens by renal status.
Background: Hypertension (HTN) and Diabetes mellitus (DM) are the primary contributors to the renovascular mortality and morbidity. Drug utilisation studies (DUS) are prospective tools in the assessment of health care systems. Objectives: To analyse the prescription pattern of anti-microbials in elderly hypertensive diabetic in-patients with or without renal impairment in a tertiary hospital.
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Bhandari et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus (n=165). Anti-diabetic drugs was evaluated on Number of anti-diabetic drugs used in patients with impaired vs normal renal function (p=>0.05). Intermediate acting insulin was the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drug class (63.73%), with no significant difference in the number of drugs used between patients with or without impaired renal function (p>0.05).
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