Efficacy and Safety of Single- or Double-Drug Antidiabetic Regimens in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Network Meta-Analysis.

A network meta-analysis was performed in order to compare the efficacy and safety of single- or double-drug antidiabetic regimens in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). PubMed and Cochrane Library searches were conducted since inception to February 2017. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of different antidiabetic regimens in the treatment of T2DM were included in this study.