Trends in Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescriptions and Hypoglycemia in Older Adults: 2002-2013

Over the last decade, several new antihyperglycemic medications have been introduced including those associated with a lower hypoglycemia risk. We aimed to investigate how these medications are being prescribed to older adults in our region. We conducted population-based cross-sectional analyses of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e0137596-e0137596
Hauptverfasser:	Clemens, Kristin K, Shariff, Salimah, Liu, Kuan, Hramiak, Irene, Mahon, Jeffrey L, McArthur, Eric, Garg, Amit X
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Ambulatory care Cancer Codes Control Cross-Sectional Studies Dementia disorders Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy Diabetic neuropathy Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV Drug Prescriptions Drug therapy Drugs Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Endocrinology Epidemiology Female Glucose Glucosidase Health aspects Health care policy Hemoglobin Humans Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia - chemically induced Hypoglycemia - epidemiology Hypoglycemic Agents - adverse effects Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use Inhibitors Insulin Internet Male Medicine Metformin Mortality Neuropathy Older people Patients Peptidase Personal health Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends Prevalence Thiazolidinediones Trends α-Glucosidase
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