Our study have many limitations. The study was carried out over a 6 month period,and the seasonal variations in disease pattern and drug utilization were not considered.

Furthermore, the no of patients was low and the study was restricted only one hospital, hence the result cannot be considered representatives of the whole country. However in spite of all these limitations, our study highlighted some rational prescribing practices. Continuing education on rational drug use and development of easy to use treatment guidelines for common disease suggested. In our future endeavors, we plan to study the effect of regulatory and educational interventions on drug use patterns in the management of diabetes mellitus.