202DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN OF ANTI-DIABETIC DRUGS AMONG DIABETIC OUTPATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALDrug utilization studies provide useful insights into the current prescribing practices and also identify irrational prescribing. In this prospective observational study, 150 prescriptions of Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients were collected in MGM Medical College and hospital. Adult diabetic patients (either newly diagnosed or known cases) of either sex, who were prescribed at least one anti-diabetic medication (OHA/Insulin) were included in the study. Patients with any malignancy; pregnant and lactating females were excluded. A total of 200 out of 150 were included, (64%) male and (36%) female patients were identified. The Majority of patients were in the age group of > 71 years (46%) and most of the patients had a Type 2 DM. Most of patient were on triple therapy followed by dual and mono therapy. Metformin was the most commonly prescribed drug in monotherapy and glimepiride + metformin was the most common two drug therapies. Average cost of drug therapy was Rs. 200 per patient per month for mono therapy followed by Rs. 400 and 700 per patient per month for dual and triple therapy respectively. Co-morbid condition was found in 52 patients out of 150, CVD being the most common comorbid condition. 17 ADRs were observed with hypoglycaemia being the most common ADR reported. Optimal medication adherence is the ultimate goal to control the hyperglycaemia in DM.drdeepakbhosle@gmail.comResearch912019Antibiotics,Prescription,Health care,Diabetes Mellitus,Anti- hyperglycaemic drugs,Physician prescribing patternPrabhakar Reddy Y,Mohan Kumar G,Arun Kumar B,Kandavadivel M,Deepak Bhosle,MD Faheem Mubeen,Shruti Chandra,Zubair Quazi,Snehal ChavanAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India,Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India,Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India,Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India,Department of Pharmacology, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.,Department of Pharmacology, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.,Department of Pharmacology, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.,Department of Pharmacology, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.,Department of Pharmacology, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.