Comparing medication adherence and persistence among patients with type 2 diabetes using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors or sulfonylureas

American Health and Drug Benefits

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 165-173

  Bell, Kelly F ^a   Cappell, Katherine ^b   Liang, Michael ^c   Kong, Amanda M ^c  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b IBM WATSON HEALTH   (United States)

^c IBM INDIA RESEARCH LAB   (India)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antidiabetes medication; Glycemic control; Persistence; SGLT 2 inhibitor; Sulfonylureas; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CANAGLIFLOZIN; DAPAGLIFLOZIN; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 85024091281     PISSN: 19422962     EISSN: 19422970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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