Comparative study between first choice drugs in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in hospitals of reference from Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ

• Autor(a) principal: Cordeiro, Dayana Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Braga, Pedro Celso Alexandre
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
• Texto Completo: https://www.fmc.br/ojs/index.php/RCFMC/article/view/38
• topic: Diabetes Mellitus; Hipoglicemiantes; Fármacos de Primeira Escolha; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycemics; Drug of First Choice

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from deficiency of insulin secretion by the B cells of the pancreas. Diagnosis is made through aglicemia (glucose blood) level in fasting. Its treatment can be pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Among the pharmacological methods are included oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin therapy. The non-pharmacological methods include regular physical exercise, treatment of hypertension and obesity, the non-use of tobacco and alcohol, among others. The goal of this research is to compare the most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus with 40 SUS patients, through a cross-sectional study. The main outcomes were the number of patients taking each drug, as well as time of use, dosage, frequency of use and adverse effects. We conclude that metformin is indicated as first choice drug for the control of Diabetes Mellitus in SUS patients in the University Hospital Alvaro Alvim and Santa Casa de Misericordia de Campos.