Drug prescribing pattern in ulcerative colitis in a tertiary care hospital: an observational study

Authors

  • Mukunda Narayanareddy Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
  • Eesha B. R. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Kodagu, India
  • Tara V. Shanbhag Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Srinivasa Medical College, Suratkal, India
  • Smita Shenoy Additional Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20162835

Keywords:

Ulcerative colitis, Drug prescribing pattern, Aminosalicylates, Immunosuppressants, Glucocorticoids

Abstract

Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease of colon and rectum of uncertain etiology. The clinical course of UC is marked by exacerbations and remissions. Furthermore there is limited data available on the management of ulcerative colitis from India. Hence, the present study was undertaken to study the drug prescribing pattern in ulcerative colitis.

Methods: A retrospective case record based observational study was done at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2010. Patients diagnosed to have UC during our study period based on clinical, endoscopic and histopathological evidence were included in the study. SPSS 17 software package was used for statistical calculations. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data.

Results: The total number of patients diagnosed to have UC during our study period was 83.The peak incidence of disease was in the age group of 30-39 years and it was more common in males. The prescription rate of aminosalicylates, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants were 96.3, 54.3, and 18.5% respectively. Mesalamine, prednisolone, and azathioprine were the commonly prescribed drugs in each class. The commonly prescribed treatment regimen was combination of aminosalicylates with glucocorticoids (43.2%).

Conclusions: Ulcerative colitis was more common in males. Aminosalicylates were the commonly prescribed drugs and a combination of aminosalicylate and steroid was frequently used regimen in our study.

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2017-01-10

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Narayanareddy, M., R., E. B., Shanbhag, T. V., & Shenoy, S. (2017). Drug prescribing pattern in ulcerative colitis in a tertiary care hospital: an observational study. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 5(5), 1862–1865. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20162835

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