In-Hospital Mortality and Its Predictors among Hospitalized Diabetes Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

Table 6

Patterns of medication use among diabetic patients admitted to JMC from October 01, 2020, to June 30, 2021.

Types of medications	Frequency n = 120	(%)
Anti-infectives
Cephalosporins	63	52.50
Vancomycin	23	19.16
Metronidazole	19	15.83
Penicillin’s	15	12.50
Tetracyclines	13	10.83
Macrolides	11	9.16
Fluoroquinolones	10	8.34
Antituberculosis drugs	8	6.67
Antifungal agents	4	3.34
Antivirals	2	1.67
Other^†	4	3.34
Cardiovascular agents
Antilipidemic agents	47	39.16
(Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)	40	33.34
Diuretics	26	21.67
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs)	17	14.16
Beta blockers (BBs)	16	13.34
Drugs affecting the blood
Antiplatelets	41	34.16
Anticoagulants	21	17.50
Antianemics	9	7.50
Gastrointestinal medicines
Antiulcer agents	16	13.34
Cathartics and laxatives	8	6.67
Antiemetics	6	5.00
Vitamins	8	6.67
Analgesics	8	6.67
Antidepressants	6	5.00
Others^$	4	3.34

Drug grouped based on Ethiopian essential medicine lists, 2020. ^†Clindamycin, meropenem. ^$Adrenaline, dexamethasone, dopamine, and prednisolone.