Background: Evidence broadly identifying medications newly-initiated prior to the occurrence of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with diabetes, heart failure, or both of these conditions is lacking.
Objective: The aim was to broadly assess medication filling patterns and incidence of UTIs to identify medications or medication classes most frequently initiated prior to UTI occurrence.
Methods: This retrospective study utilizing a national claims database examined medications commonly initiated in the six months preceding a UTI in patients with diabetes and/or heart failure.