Economic Burden of Diabetic Mellitus Among Patients on Follow-up Care in Hospitals of Southwest Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia

Table 3 Drugs used to manage diabetes complications

Drugs	Frequency	Percent
Observations	281
Metformin + Nifedipine	49	17.4
Spironolactone Tab + Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT)	37	13.2
Glimepiride + Enalapril	26	9.3
Insulin + Nifedipine	25	8.9
Spironolactone Tab + HCT + Nifedipine	16	5.7
Simvastatin + HCT	15	5.3
Clindamycin Caps+ Lisinopril	12	4.3
Insulin + Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT)	12	4.3
Amoxicillin Clavulanic acid + Nifedipine	9	3.2
Miconazole + Nifedipine + Enalapril	9	3.2
Insulin + HCT + Nifedipine	7	2.5
Lisinopril + Hydro Tab + Atenolol + Nifedipine	7	2.5
Clindamycin Caps + Nefedipine + Enalapril	6	2.1
Clotrimazole + Nifedipine + Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT)	6	2.1
Others^a	45	16.0

^aAcetylsalicylic Acid Tab + Enalapril + HC (n=4), Erythromycin Tabs + Enalapril (n=4), Insulin + Enalapril (n=4), Simvastatin + HCT + Nifedipine (n=4), Simvastatin + Paracetamol (n=4), Fluconazole + Enalapril + nifedipine (n=3), Glimepiride + Nifedipine (n=3), Insulin, Nifedipine + Enalapril (n=3), Metformin + Nefedipine + Lasix (n=3), Metformin + Nefedipine + Enalapril + paracetamol (n=3), Simvastatin + Enalapril (n=3), Metformin + Enalapril (n=2), Metformin + Nifedipine + Enalapril (n=2), Amoxicillin Clavulanic acid + Nifedipine+ Enalapril (n=1), Glimepiride + Nifedipine + Lasix (n=1), Simvastatin + Nifedipine + Enalapril (n=1)

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