Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2001;10(1):28-29

Analysis on the Durg Utilization of Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents in an Inland Hospital and a Coastal Hospital

Binbin MO ; Chenghai FU

Keywords

Oral hypoglycaemic agents; DDDs; Average daily cost; Drug utilization

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

To get information about the status of use of oral hypoglycaemic agents in an inland and coastal hospitals,the ordes of total cost and DDDs were employed to compare the use of oral hypoglycaemic agents in an inland hospital and a coastal hospital.Our results showed that the much less biguanides were used in the coastal hospital as compared with the inland hospital.It is conclinical practice included dimethyl biguanide,glipizide,gliclazide and glibenclamide.