Publications by authors named "Andres Alvarado-Segovia"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the prescription patterns of noninsulin antidiabetic medications among 155,381 Colombian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), primarily focusing on the most commonly prescribed drugs and their usage in combination therapy.
- - Metformin emerged as the most frequently prescribed antidiabetic, followed by empagliflozin, sitagliptin, linagliptin, and dapagliflozin, with a significant portion of patients (55.5%) receiving combinations of two or three medications.
- - Despite advancements in treatment guidelines, many T2DM patients with related cardiovascular conditions are not receiving optimal antidiabetic therapy, indicating a need for better access to drugs that might reduce cardiovascular risk, like sodium