PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDY OF HYPERTENSIVE DIABETIC PATIENTS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF AMARAVATHI

Abstract

Background: Pharmacoeconomics is recent emerging discipline to identify cost of medicines used for various ailments. This cost determination helps in identifying of cost burden for patients. This kind of study is very helpful in chronic ailments, rare disease conditions, and operational methods. It is very helpful for governments to monitor treatment procedures, protocol making for any kind of ailment particularly health insurance aspects. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder occurred in all kind of population and cases are increasing drastically now a days. It also had several comorbid conditions. The most common comorbid conditions exhibited in diabetic patients are sore ulcers, infections, gastritis, hypertension and obesity.

Aim and objective: The present aim of this study is to identify the cost expenditure on the combination and single prescribed drugs of hypertensive diabetic patients along with miscellaneous drugs and also the usage ratio of generic and branded drugs used among the population.

Results:The results show that of voglibose, Glimepiride and metformin is the mostly used combination of drugs  in the patients having irregular glucose levels. The second most commonly prescribed drug combination is Metformin and glipizide combination.Drugs like SGLT2 inhibitors  and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor containing prescriptions are having highest cost expenditure.The mostly used combination was telmisartan, amlodipine and hydrochlorthiazide. antihyperlipedimic drugs are mostly prescribed then second are multivitamins in the category of miscellaneous drugs.