Research Article
A Retrospective Study of Medication Utilization Pattern and Clinical Outcome in Middle-Aged and Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Qatar
Author(s): Navas Nadukkandiyil, Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad, Noorudeen Kaladi Kunnummal, Marwan Badri Ramadan, Maryam Al Obaidely, Haroon Saleh, Mansoor Ali, Shirmila Syamala, Faizal Umminiyattle, Amin Abdelghany, Sameer Acharath Valappil, Shafi Hashmath Khan and Essa Al SulaitiNavas Nadukkandiyil, Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad, Noorudeen Kaladi Kunnummal, Marwan Badri Ramadan, Maryam Al Obaidely, Haroon Saleh, Mansoor Ali, Shirmila Syamala, Faizal Umminiyattle, Amin Abdelghany, Sameer Acharath Valappil, Shafi Hashmath Khan and Essa Al Sulaiti
Background: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is generally a costly illness and related to significant mortality and morbidity. In spite of this, there is only little information available on clinical outcome and ‘real-world’ medication utilization patterns for middle age and older patients with T2DM. Therefore, the main aim of the study is to evaluate the Medication Utilization Pattern and Clinical outcomes of T2DM for middle age and older patients.
Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted for a period of six months after getting approval from a medical research center (IRB No #15175) in an out-patient department of a tertiary hospital in Doha, Qatar. The outpatients with T2DM, around 60 years of age were included in the study. The sample size for the study was 150 middle-aged and older patients from a total of 800 p.. View More»
