Physicians’ and Pharmacists’ Clinical Considerations for Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The IMPLICA2 Study

Background Management of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is complex due to their age-related conditions. Several clinical guidelines provide specific recommendations for management of these patients but little is known about their implementation in clinical practice. Objective To describe physician and community pharmacist perceptions and routine clinical practice in the management of elderly T2DM patients. Methods Cross-sectional study. Results A total of 993 physicians and 999 community pharmacists completed the questionnaire. More physicians than pharmacists agreed on the need to establish more flexible HbA1c targets for elderly (79.4% vs. 30.6%; p