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Table 2 Drugs prescribed for diabetic patients (Diabetes and Diabetes with hypertension)

From: Quality of medical prescriptions in diabetes and hypertension management in Kerala and its associated factors

Variables

Diabetes (N = 2730)

Diabetes with Hypertension (N = 3096)

Total (N = 5826)

Antidiabetic drugs

n

%

n

%

N

%

Metformin

1893

69.3

2058

66.5

3951

67.8

Glimepride

987

36.2

959

31.0

1946

33.4

Glibenclamide

557

20.4

795

25.7

1352

23.2

Inj Human Mixtard

576

21.1

577

18.6

1153

19.8

Acarbose

210

7.7

143

4.6

353

6.1

Pioglitazone

138

5.1

54

1.7

192

3.3

Gliclazide

63

2.3

104

3.4

167

2.9