Drug Utilization Patterns in Patients with Diabetes Initiating Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) in Japan: A Multi-Database Study (2014-2017).

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to identify drug utilization patterns in patients initiating sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in the first 3 years of their launch in Japan. METHODS:This was a retrospective study using three administrative databases in Japan: a pharmacy claims database, a hospital-based database, and an insurance claims database. Prescription data were extracted from adult outpatients with diabetes who started SGLT2i between April 2014 and March 2017 to evaluate pre-index and concomitant medications. For glimepiride and insulin co-users, dose at SGLT2i add-on was also assessed. RESULTS:Data from a total of 14,861 patients in the pharmacy dataset (P-dataset), 27,039 in the hospital dataset (H-dataset), and 12,408 in the insurance dataset (I-dataset) were ana

SUBMITTER: Ito Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848432 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature