Background Patients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular
disease. Controlling lipid levels has a preventive effect on the occurrence of major …

Background Individualizing goals for people with type 2 diabetes may result in deintensification
of medication, but a comprehensive picture of deprescribing practices is lacking. Aims To …

The prevalence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) continuously increases worldwide. The
increasing prevalence parallels the growth in the number of people with diabetes, which is …

… For blood pressure-lowering drugs, patients reporting intentional non-adherence had higher
concern beliefs than adherers (8 point difference, P = 0.01). Treatment complexity scores …

Aims: We aimed to assess and characterize sex differences in adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
reported to the national pharmacovigilance centre in the Netherlands while considering …

A drug choice model which includes the physician's attitudes, norms and personal experiences
with drugs, was tested. One hundred and sixty-nine physicians were asked the estimate …

Background Several measures using prescription data have been developed for estimating
medication refill adherence. Few studies have made direct comparisons, and little is known …

Background and purpose Polypharmacy is becoming increasingly common owing to the
ageing population, which can pose problems for patients and society. We investigated the …

Aims Polypharmacy is common in people with diabetes and is associated with the use of
potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). This study aimed to assess trends in the prevalence …

… Mean changes in HbA1c significantly improved and leveled off after 20 days since treatment
intensification (p = 0.04). The quality score regarding adequate management reduced …