Publications by authors named "Danilo Benedetto"
Antidiabetic therapy in real practice: indicators for adherence and treatment cost.
Patient Prefer Adherence
November 2012
Article Synopsis
- Type 2 diabetes significantly affects both the economy and society, with the ARNO Observatory analyzing data from 169,375 patients who were prescribed oral antidiabetic drugs in 2008 across 12 Italian health care units.
- The study categorized patients into three treatment types: monotherapy, fixed-combination drugs, and dual therapy, evaluating hospitalization rates, specialist visits, and medication adherence.
- Results showed that adherence rates were highest for glimepiride and pioglitazone in monotherapy, and for metformin + pioglitazone in fixed-combination therapy, while dual therapy patients experienced fewer hospitalizations.