scholarly journals DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION OF ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS OF TAMIL NADU

Author(s):  
Geetha P ◽  
Shanmugasundharam P

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the prescribing pattern of antidiabetic drugs in Type 2 diabetes outpatients visiting to Diabetes Centre, Chennai.Methods: A prospective study was carried out by evaluating 115 prescriptions of antidiabetic drugs over the period of 4 months to assess the prescribing pattern of antidiabetic drugs and also drugs used for other complications of Type 2 DM.Results: Totally, 115 patients were evaluated, 58 were of male and 57 were of female. An average number of drugs per encounter were found to be 4.47. An average number of antidiabetic drugs were found to be 2.56. In this study, the most commonly prescribed oral hypoglycemic drug class as single-drug regimen was that of alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (16.326%), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (14.62%), biquanides (12.9%), thiazolidine diones (9.8%), sulfonyl urea (7.82%) and meglitinides (2.38%), and in multi drug regimen metformin + alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (11.56%) were commonly prescribed.Conclusion: Most commonly used drug was alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, followed by DPP-4 inhibitors and biguanides. All the patients received combination therapy to achieve the glycemic control.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 2510-2525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashir Usman ◽  
Neha Sharma ◽  
Saurabh Satija ◽  
Meenu Mehta ◽  
Manish Vyas ◽  
...  

The incidence of diabetes has increased globally in recent years and figures of diabetic patients were estimated to rise up to 642 million by 2040. The disorder is accompanied with various complications if not managed at the early stages, and interlinked high mortality rate and morbidity with time. Different classes of drugs are available for the management of type 2 diabetes but were having certain limitations of their safety. Alphaglucosidase is a family of enzyme originated from the pancreas which plays a role in the anabolism of 80-90% of carbohydrate consumed into glucose. This glucose is absorbed into the blood and results in frank postprandial hyperglycemia and worsens the conditions of diabetic patients which precipitate complications. Inhibition of these enzymes helps to prevent postprandial hyperglycemia and the formation of glycated end products. Alphaglucosidase inhibitors are reported to be more important in adequate control of type 2, but marketed drugs have various side effects, such as poor patient compliance and also expensive. This proves the needs for other class of drugs with better efficacy, safety, patient compliance and economic. In this review, we have emphasized the recent advances in the field of new alpha-glucosidase inhibitors with improved safety and pharmacological profile.


Author(s):  
F Van de Laar ◽  
S Wang ◽  
P Lucassen ◽  
E Van de Lisdonk ◽  
H Van den Hoogen ◽  
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RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (86) ◽  
pp. 83438-83447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-De Gao ◽  
Peng Liu ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Fang Gao

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are a novel class of antidiabetic drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth L. Coleman ◽  
Charles A. B. Scott ◽  
Zhihui Lang ◽  
M. Angelyn Bethel ◽  
Jaakko Tuomilehto ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) have been shown to reduce incident type 2 diabetes but their impact on cardiovascular (CV) disease remains controversial. We sought to identify the overall impact of AGIs with respect to incident type 2 diabetes in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and CV outcomes in those with IGT or type 2 diabetes. Methods We used PubMed and SCOPUS to identify randomized controlled trials reporting the incidence of type 2 diabetes and/or CV outcomes that had compared AGIs with placebo in populations with IGT or type 2 diabetes, with or without established CV disease. Eligible studies were required to have ≥ 500 participants and/or ≥ 100 endpoints of interest. Meta-analyses of available trial data were performed using random effects models to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incident type 2 diabetes and CV outcomes. Results Of ten trials identified, three met our inclusion criteria for incident type 2 diabetes and four were eligible for CV outcomes. The overall HR (95% CI) comparing AGI with placebo for incident type 2 diabetes was 0.77 (0.67–0.88), p < 0.0001, and for CV outcomes was 0.98 (0.89–1.10), p = 0.85. There was little to no heterogeneity between studies, with I2 values of 0.03% (p = 0.43) and 0% (p = 0.79) for the two outcomes respectively. Conclusions Allocation of people with IGT to an AGI significantly reduced their risk of incident type 2 diabetes by 23%, whereas in those with IGT or type 2 diabetes the impact on CV outcomes was neutral.


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