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Rational prescribing and complete documentation are essential for optimizing therapeutic outcomes and ensuring continuity of care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the drug prescribing pattern using the World Health Organization (WHO) core prescribing indicators, assess the completeness of prescription documentation, and analyse the cost of drug therapy among type 2 diabetic patients attending a teaching hospital in South India.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional study among type 2 diabetic patients visiting the Department of General Medicine and audited the completeness of their prescriptions based on the presence of superscription, inscription, and subscription components. 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