Prescribing pattern and pharmacoeconomic analysis of antidiabetic drugs

Prescribing Pattern of Antidiabetic Drugs in Indore City Hospital

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, glycosuria, and sometimes ketonemia. The present study was carried out to assess prescribing practice and general trend of diabetes among patients at the Bombay Hospital, Indore. Prescriptions and complete records of diabetic patients were monitored and data was filed as per WHO prescription proforma. The study revealed t...

Prescription Pattern Analysis of Antidiabetic Drugs in Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Comorbidities

Original Article Pattern of Prescribing Antipsychotic Drugs in Thailand

Objective: There has been a trend of prescribing new second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) as a first-line treatment for psychosis in many developed countries. However, there has been very few studies concerning this topic in a developing country such as Thailand. This study examined the pattern of prescribing antipsychotic drugs by Thai psychiatrists in a tertiary hospital. Methods: Active c...

Prescribing pattern of acid suppressant drugs in current clinical practice

The most prevailing disease in most of the countries is gastric related problems for which majority of the population prefer acid suppressant agents. The commonest indication for which physicians prescribed acid suppressant drugs are gastro-esophageal reflux disease followed by Dyspepsia followed by peptic ulcer disease followed by with Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and with other drugs...

Glaucoma Therapy: Prescribing Pattern and Cost Analysis

In the present study out of total 200 prescriptions of POAG (primary open angle glaucoma) studied 66% were found to be of monotherapy including timolol, brimonidine, pilocarpine, betaxolol, levobunolol, latanoprost and apraclonidine in 30%, 15 %, 6%, 8% , 4%, 1% and 2% of the prescriptions respectively and 34% were found to be of polypharmacy with timolol+pilocarpine, timolol+acetazolamide, tim...