THE USAGE EVALUATION OF DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4 INHIBITOR IN A LOCAL HOSPITAL OF TAIWAN

• In: Poster Session
• At: Düsseldorf (Germany) (2015)
• Type: Poster
• By: CHANG, Hsiu-Mei (Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, pharmacy department, Kaohsiung City, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Hsiu-Mei Chang
  
• Abstract:

  Sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, is orally used in diabetes. It was approved by FDA in 2006 to control blood sugar in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The usage has gradually increased since 2010 started in our hospital.Due to its high cost, Sitagliptin has become the second highest annual cost of oral medication..

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