Study of drug utilization pattern of antihyperglycemic agents in a South Indian tertiary care teaching hospital

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-214

  Abdi, Sayed Aliul Hasan ^a   Churi, Shobha ^a   Ravi Kumar, Y S ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Defined daily dose; diabetes mellitus; drug utilization

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; INSULIN; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INDIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84858983070     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.93850     Document Type: Article

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