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Diabetes drugs not reaching patients who need them
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Diabetes drugs not reaching patients who need them
Thursday 19 August 2021, 10:40 AM
The data confirm a significant equity gap with regard to uplift of dispensed diabetes medicines and a focus needs to be on helping people take their medication
Key points, Just 31 per cent of diabetes patients prescribed metformin are picking up a good supply, according to data released by He Ako Hiringa.
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References
1. Selak V, Stewart T, Jiang Y, et al. Indigenous health worker support for patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of the Mana Tū programme. BMJ Open 2018;8: e019572 doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019572
2. Horsburgh S, Sharples K, Barson D, et al. Patterns of metformin monotherapy discontinuation and reinitiation in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. Plos One 16(4): e0250289.