Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

K. D. Salima ¹, Rajesh Gopalakrishna ², Renjitha Bhaskaran ³, P. R. Roshni ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS Health Science Campus, Kochi, Kerala, IN
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, IN
3 Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, IN
4 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS Health Science Campus, Kochi, IN

Abstract

Aim: There are no guidelines for use of diabetic medications in pancreatic diabetes. Hence we attempted to the benefits of antidiabetic agents in pancreatic diabetes. Materials and methods: a total of 670 chronic pancreatitis patients are selected. Out of that about 126 patients with pancreatic diabetic are selected for the study. The data collected from 2010. Results: In this study mean age was found to be 53.86±12.53. The male patients (73.8%) were more predominant in this study than female patients (26.2%). The complications of chronic pancreatitis among 126 patients, 126 (100) patient had diabetes mellitus (DM), 100 (79) patients had pain. Among 126 patients 52 (41.3%) patients had taken insulin only, 21 (16.7%) patients had taken insulin+ oral combination, 16 (12.7%) patients had taken Biguanides, 13 (10.3%) of patients had taken oral combinations, 13 (10.3%) patients had taken alpha glucosidase inhibitors, 11 (8.7%) patients who are taken sulfonyl ureas. Most of the patients took insulin monotherapy. Conclusion: Insulin was most preferred agent. Metformin was the most commonly preferred oral antidiabetic agent.

Keywords

Chronic Pancreatitis, Type3c DM, Pancreatic Enzymes, Pseudocyst, Malabsorption.

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