Increasing expenditure on diabetic drugs can be reduced by using generic drugs

Abstract

Background: As the number of people with diabetes grows worldwide, the disease takes an ever-increasing proportion of national health care budgets. Without primary prevention. The diabetes epidemic will continue to grow. Even worse, diabetes is projected to become one of the world’s main disablers and killers within the next twenty-five years. Immediate action is needed to stem the tide of diabetes and to introduce cost-effective treatment strategics to reverse this trend.Objective: This study aimed to assess the direct cost incurred by diabetic subjects who mere in different income groups in India. as well as to examine the reducing of costs by acing generic drugs instead of branded drugs.Methods: A prospective study on