Cost, healthcare resource utilization, and adherence of individuals with diabetes using U-500 or U-100 insulin: A retrospective database analysis

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-538

  Eby, Elizabeth L ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Curtis, Bradley H ^a   Xie, Jin ^a   Haldane, Diane C ^a   Idris, Iskandar ^b   Peters, Anne L ^c   Hood, Robert C ^d   Jackson, Jeffrey A ^e  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Southeast Texas Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^e Lilly USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Hypoglycemia; Insulin resistance; Medication adherence; U 500 insulin; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN DERIVATIVE; PIG INSULIN; U 500 INSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84875718603     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2013.772059     Document Type: Article

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