Anti-diabetic drugs utilization pattern and its cost in managing Type 2 Diabetes patients in hospitals in Selangor, Malaysia

Monotherapy, metformin predominantly has been prescribed as a first line treatment for T2DM. The prescribing trend was followed by using a combination therapy of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) an then, insulin and OHA. Therefore, this study showed that drugs at low cost have been prescribed commonly in all hospitals studied.