A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON DRUG UTILIZATION OF ANTI-DIABETICS IN GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, VIJAYAWADA

Diabetes Mellitus refers to group of diseases that affect how body uses blood sugar(glucose). Glucose is vital for health because it's an important source of energy for the cells that make up muscles and tissues. Anti-Diabetic Therapy is to return blood sugar to a safe threshold and reduce the risk of complications such as Heart attacks and stroke, Neuropathy, Nephropathy, Retinopathy and Vision loss, Hearing loss, Foot damage, Depression etc. The classification include: For TYPE-1 Diabetes Insulin is given and for TYPE-2 Diabetes drugs are classified into different types Sulfonylureas, Biguanides, Meglitinides, Thiazolidine diones, Alpha glucosidase inhibitors, Dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP4), Glucagon like peptide (GLP-I). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown that about 79.4 million people in the world are likely to suffer from diabetes mellitus by 2030. This is the prospective observational study and was conducted in the government general hospital, Vijayawada. The study period is about 4months ie, September to December2019. All the prescriptions of OP, IP departments and Diabetic camp were included. The use of Antidiabetics in the teritiary care hospital was found to be more and in department of Outpatient was found to be 195788, Inpatient department found to be 26,636 and in diabetic camp found to be 338222. diabetic camp consumption of antidiabetic drugs was found to be more than the Inpatient and Outpatient Departments. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Antidiabetic drugs, Drug Utilization, In-patient, Out-patient, Diabetic camp