Abstract

Dechen Ongmu Bhutia, Ha-I-Sa Kma, Gladia Reka Dkhar and Dr. Manodeep Chakraborty*

ABSTRACT

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic progressive disorder incompletely understood metabolic condition chiefly characterized by hyperglycemia and caused due to impaired insulin secretion, resistance to tissue action of insulin or a combination of both. The present study was conducted to discover the prescription pattern of antidiabetic drugs from in-patient department of District Hospital Singtam, East Sikkim. Thestudy was performed using prescription of around 30 patients in District Hospital Singtam, East Sikkim suffering from Type2 Diabetes Mellitus. This was a prospective case study carried out on the patient record files admitted in the in-patient department from March 2021-April 2022. Out of the 30 prescription of antidiabetic drugs 53.33% were for men and 46.66% were for women indicating that menpredominated over women. Greater prevalence in this age group maybe due to change in lifestyle, lack of exercise and stress. Metformin and other commonly prescribed drugs such as pantroprazole, ceftriazone, ondensatron were mostly prescribed. Intravenous route of administration of drugs was most commonly prescribed most probably due to 100% bioavailability. More information on prescribed drugs and the side effects is required for ensuring patients safety.