Prevalence and Predictors of Metformin Prescribing in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

M. Soric, Mate; M. Moorman, John; A. Boyle, Jaclyn; D. Crish, Samuel

doi:10.1002/phar.1772

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Prevalence and Predictors of Metformin Prescribing in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

Published in Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy • May 23, 2016

Authors:

Mate M. Soric

John M. Moorman

Jaclyn A. Boyle

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Metformin is the first-line oral type 2 diabetes treatment. Despite an abundance of evidence, metformin is routinely underused. This study evaluated the rates of metformin use in an appropriate outpatient type 2 diabetes population and identified predictors of metformin use. METHODS: A na...

Subject

Metformin

Cross-sectional study

Medicine

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