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. 2018 Oct 25;17(2):165–172. doi: 10.1007/s40200-018-0356-4

Table 2.

Prescribed Daily Dose (PDD) and WHO Defined Daily Dose (DDD) of selected oral hypoglycemic agents in the study patients

DDD PDD (Mean) PDD/DDD ratio
Metformin (g) 2 1.5 0.75
Glibenclamide (mg) 7 10 1.4
Acarbose (g) 0.3 0.1 0.33
Repaglinide (mg) 4 2 0.5
Sitagliptin (g) 0.1 0.1 1
Pioglitazone (mg) 30 22.5 0.75