TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the drug prescriptions (Drug utilization study of diabetes and hypertension at tertiary care hospitals, India, five years study, 2020).

Number of drugs during discharge	Frequency	Percent
2–4 drugs including a combination	73	3.8
5–8 drugs including a combination	853	44.6
>8 drugs including a combination	988	51.6
Total	1,914	100.0
Number of antibiotics prescribed	Frequency	Percent
No antibiotics prescribed	307	16.0
Single antibiotic	1,289	67.3
Two antibiotics combination	194	10.1
Three antibiotics combination	71	3.7
Four antibiotics combination	53	2.8
Total	1,914	100.0
Number of injections and IV infusions prescribed	Frequency	Percent
No injections prescribed	21	1.1
One injection only	336	17.6
Two injection	962	50.3
Three injection	504	26.3
Four injection	80	4.2
Five injection	11	0.6
Total	1,914	100.0
Number of drugs prescribed from EDL	Frequency	Percent
No drugs from EDL	23	1.2
One drug prescribed from EDL	364	19.0
Two drugs prescribed from EDL	795	41.5
Three drugs prescribed from EDL	475	24.8
Four drugs prescribed from EDL	202	10.6
Five drugs prescribed from EDL	55	2.9
Total	1,914	100.0

Table 1 above, gives a description of the drugs that were prescribed. From this table we are able to understand that in our population sample 51.6% prescriptions had >8 drugs including a combination and two injections were prescribed in 50.3% of the sample.