Utilization of antidiabetic drugs in the Nordic Countries

ABSTRACT. Remarkable differences exist in the consumption of antidiabetic drugs in the Nordic countries. The overall sales vary by a factor of 5 between the country with the lowest consumption, Iceland, and those with the highest consumption, Finland and Sweden. The differences are greater for oral...

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Published in:Acta Endocrinologica
Main Authors: Andrew, Marit, Jervell, Jak
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 1983
Subjects:
Endocrinology
General Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.104s113
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Summary:ABSTRACT. Remarkable differences exist in the consumption of antidiabetic drugs in the Nordic countries. The overall sales vary by a factor of 5 between the country with the lowest consumption, Iceland, and those with the highest consumption, Finland and Sweden. The differences are greater for oral antidiabetics than for insulin. There are also marked differences in the use of the different oral antidiabetic drugs.

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