Abstract
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess changes in the prescribing patterns of physicians treating patients with diabetes in Manitoba. METHODES Data from Manitoba's Drug Programs Information Network and Manitoba's Diabetes Database were used to track drug utilization and obtain a longitudinal perspective of diabetes care from 1996 to 2001. RESULTS Treatment with oral antihyperglycemic, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering agents increased significantly (17%, 27% and 137%, respectively). However, prescriptions for medications for all 3 therapeutic indications remained low. Specifically, 42% of patients with diabetes were not prescribed any antihyperglycemic medication (oral and/or insulin); and only 42.4% and 26.5% received antihyperten- sive agents or lipid-lowering agents, respectively. CONCLUSION Initiatives are needed to help physicians in Manitoba optimize their use of efficacious pharmacologic therapies in patients with diabetes.
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