Journal article
Prescribing for people with type 2 diabetes and renal impairment in Australian general practice: A national cross sectional study
JAE Manski-Nankervis, S Thuraisingam, JK Sluggett, P Lau, I Blackberry, J Ilomaki, J Furler, JS Bell
Primary Care Diabetes | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2019
Abstract
Aim: To determine whether the prescribing of non-insulin anti-hyperglycaemic medications in Australian general practice is consistent with current guidelines for treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in people with renal impairment. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 9624 people with T2D in the NPS MedicineInsight dataset aged ≥18 years with average estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min/1.73 m 2 and prescribed at least one non-insulin anti-hyperglycaemic medication from October 2014 to September 2015. The primary outcome was the proportion of non-insulin anti-hyperglycaemic medications prescribed at doses inconsistent with current guidelines. Results: 4650 (48.3%) patients were ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funding for the study was provided by the Shepherd Foundation. The funder had no role in the study and all researchers were independent from the funding body.