Hypoglycaemia when adding sulphonylurea to metformin: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1291-1302

  Andersen, Stig Ejdrup ^a   Christensen, Mikkel ^b  

^a ZEALAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

hypoglycaemia; network meta analysis; oral antiglycaemic agents; relative safety; sulphonylurea; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CANAGLIFLOZIN; DAPAGLIFLOZIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN; NATEGLINIDE; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SAXAGLIPTIN; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA; VILDAGLIPTIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85027931833     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13059     Document Type: Review

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