Quantitative Evaluation of Compliance with Recommendation for Sulfonylurea Dose Co-Administered with DPP-4 Inhibitors in Japan

• Main Authors: Motonobu Sakaguchi (Author), Shinji Takahashi (Author), Masahiko Kobayashi (Author), Tomomi Kimura (Author), Kazuhito Shiosakai (Author), Yasuaki Takeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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After the launch of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), a new oral hypoglycemic drug (OHD), in December 2009, severe hypoglycemia cases were reported in Japan. Although the definite cause was unknown, co-administration with sulfonylureas (SU) was suspected as one of the potential risk factors. The Japan...