Cost-comparison between different treatment regimens in diabetes mellitus in Germany based on long acting insulins
FW Dippel, T Schneider · Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel · 2013 · Heft 04
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Zusammenfassung
Objective: The objective of this evaluation is a cost comparison between different basal insulin regimens (glargine vs. detemir vs. NPH-insulin) in diabetic patients in Germany under real-life conditions. Methods: The current analysis is based on IMS LRx-database (2012) which allows a long-term tracking of prescriptions of anonymised patients insured in the statutory health insurance (GKV) in Germany. Patients with at least one prescription of basal insulin (insulin glargine or insulin detemir or NPH-insulin) in 2009 or 2010 and at least one prescription in 2011 (January – December) were considered elegible for…