Dispensation Patterns of Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: Routine Data Analysis of Insurance Claims in Germany.
Autor: | Bongaerts B; Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany., Kollhorst B; Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany., Kuss O; Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany., Pigeot I; Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany.; University of Bremen, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Bremen, Germany., Rathmann W; Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association [Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes] 2022 Sep; Vol. 130 (9), pp. 587-595. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 23. |
DOI: | 10.1055/a-1702-5151 |
Abstrakt: | Aims: To describe dispensation patterns of glucose-lowering drugs in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in Germany. Materials and Methods: Based on claims data from four statutory health insurances (German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database,>25 million insurants), all individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were identified. Eligible patients had a first diagnosis for type 2 diabetes between January 2012 and December 2016. We analyzed the dispensation patterns of first-line glucose-lowering therapies initiated in the year after diabetes diagnosis and patterns of second-line therapies dispensed one year after first-line treatment. Results: A total of 356,647 individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were included (average age [SD]: 63.5 [13.4] years; 49.3% males). Of the 31.6% of individuals who were pharmacologically treated in the year after diagnosis, metformin monotherapy was most frequently dispensed (73.1%), followed by dual therapy of metformin and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) (6.4%), and monotherapy with DPP-4is (2.9%). From 2012 through 2016, sulfonylurea dispensations were reduced by more than 50%. Dispensations for combination therapies with DPP-4is increased up to 10.6%. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors contributed to 2% of all treatments. After a median of 5 months, 20.0% of individuals on pharmacological therapy initiated second-line glucose-lowering treatment. Conclusions: Data from German statutory health insurances (2012 to 2016) showed that most individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were dispensed metformin monotherapy in line with diabetes care guidelines. A substantial decrease in the use of sulfonylureas was observed after the introduction of DPP-4i and GLP-1 receptor agonists. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. (Thieme. All rights reserved.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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