Table 3.

Patterns of regimens for diabetes

Drug regimen	No. of prescriptions (n = 336)	Common drug/regimen prescribed (n)
Single (1)	64 (19%)	Metformin (55)
		Glimepiride (5)
Dual (2)	110 (32.7%)	Metformin + glimepiride (63)
		Metformin + teneligliptin (18)
		Metformin + vildagliptin (9)
Triple (3)	84 (25%)	Metformin + glimepiride + teneligliptin (25)
		Metformin + glimepiride + vildagliptin (14)
		Metformin + glimepiride + pioglitazone (13)
Quadruple (4)	56 (16.7%)	Metformin + glimepiride + teneligliptin + pioglitazone (21)
≥ 5	22 (6.6%)	Different combinations of OAD’s + insulin