Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease whose management is characterized by the complexity of its therapeutic axes (methods of taking, storage of drugs, adverse effects, compliance with treatment, etc.), which requires the patient to be well informed to avoid the onset of complications. Faced with this issue, the pharmacist could make a real contribution.

Goal: The objective of this work was to assess what role the pharmacist could play in the therapeutic optimization of type 2 diabetes.

Matherials and methods: We conducted a descriptive study in patients with type 2 diabetes over a period of 03 months. We used a questionnaire comprising 04 parts: knowledge of antidiabetic drugs, assessment of compliance (Morisky’s questionnaire), drug iatrogenism and treatment monitoring.

Results: The study was carried out on 60 patients. Analysis of the results showed that 36.6% of patients on insulin did not master the injection technique, 51.7% did not know how to store the drugs and 40% were poor observers.

In addition, 66.7% exhibited adverse effects, 25% exhibited at least one drug interaction and 26.7% did not master the technique of self-monitoring of blood glucose.

Discussion: Our study revealed the existence of several gaps in these patients in terms of knowledge and proper use of their treatment and monitoring of their disease. This emphasizes the need for pharmacist involvement in therapeutic education programs for these patients in order to optimize their therapeutic management.

Keywords: type 2 diabetes, anti-diabetic drugs, pharmacist, compliance, therapeutic education.