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Comparative effectiveness and safety of medications for type 2 diabetes: an update including new drugs and 2-drug combinations.

Bennett, Wendy L; Maruthur, Nisa M; Singh, Sonal; Segal, Jodi B; Wilson, Lisa M; Chatterjee, Ranee; Marinopoulos, Spyridon S; Puhan, Milo A; Ranasinghe, Padmini; Block, Lauren; Nicholson, Wanda K; Hutfless, Susan; Bass, Eric B; Bolen, Shari
Annals of internal medicine; 2011 May 3;154(9):602-13. PMID: 21403054
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. wbennet5@jhmi.edu
Category: 
Interventions
Tags: 
thiazolidinediones (TZDs)
sulfonylureas (SUs)
metformin
glycemic control
GLP-1 agonists
DPP-4 inhibitors
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Abstract

Given the increase in medications for type 2 diabetes mellitus, clinicians and patients need information about their effectiveness and safety to make informed choices.