Improvement in metformin and insulin utilisation in the Australian veteran population associated with quality use of medicines intervention programs

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-365

  Gadzhanova, Svetla ^a   Roughead, Elizabeth E ^a   Loukas, Katrina ^b   Vajda, Jacqualine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b National Prescribing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metformin insulin; NPS diabetes program; Veterans Australia

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 79953034520     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.2094     Document Type: Article

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