Journal article
Lack of Evidence to Guide Deprescribing of Antihyperglycemics: A Systematic Review
Abstract
IntroductionIndividualizing glycemic targets to goals of care and time to benefit in persons with type 2 diabetes is good practice, particularly in populations at risk of hypoglycemia and adverse outcomes relating to the use of antihyperglycemics. Guidelines acknowledge the need for relaxed targets in frail older adults, but there is little guidance on how to safely deprescribe (i.e. stop, reduce or substitute) antihyperglycemics.MethodsThe …
Authors
Black CD; Thompson W; Welch V; McCarthy L; Rojas-Fernandez C; Lochnan H; Shamji S; Upshur R; Farrell B
Journal
Diabetes Therapy, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 23–31
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1007/s13300-016-0220-9
ISSN
1869-6953