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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences2020

Impact of sitagliptin combination therapy and hypoglycemia in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a multi-center retrospective observational cohort study.

Tomoyuki Saito, Hirotoshi Ohmura, Shuko Nojiri, Hiroyuki Daida

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Hypertension in diabetes care: emerging roles of recent hypoglycemic agents.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2021
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomoyuki SaitoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3832-4230
Hirotoshi OhmuraDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan.
Shuko NojiriJuntendo University, Medical Technology Innovation Center, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8431 Japan.
Hiroyuki DaidaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan.
Juntendo University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with diabetes are at higher risk of developing polypharmacy because of the high frequency of comorbidities. There have been several reports on the hypoglycemic risk of the combination of hypoglycemic agents and other medications. This study aimed to investigate the hypoglycemic risk of drug-drug interaction between sitagliptin and other oral hypoglycemic agents or antihypertensive agents in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

methodsFrom January 2010 to March 2012, a total of 3247 patients were recruited and evaluated at outpatient clinics at Juntendo University Hospital, other satellite hospitals, and private clinics. This study was a sub-analysis of the Sitagliptin Registration Type 2 Diabetes-Juntendo Collaborating Project. Participants were limited to those treated with oral hypoglycemic agents, excluding insulin users, to investigate the association of the first hypoglycemic events with oral hypoglycemic agents or other medications within 6 months after starting sitagliptin. The factors related to the first hypoglycemic event were analyzed using Cox regression analysis.

resultsIn total, 2956 patients with a mean age of 65.1 ± 11.3 years were included. A total of 46 hypoglycemic events (1.6%) were observed. One patient had severe hypoglycemia followed by emergency transport to the hospital. Sitagliptin was not associated with hypoglycemia, but its combination with sulfonylurea (hazard ratio: 4.42, 95% confidential interval: 1.36-14.42) or β-blocker (hazard ratio, 3.50, 95% confidential interval: 1.54-7.96) was significantly associated with hypoglycemia.

conclusionsThe drug-drug interactions between sitagliptin and sulfonylurea or β-blocker likely increases the hypoglycemic risk in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Pharmacists should consider potential adverse events from drug-drug interaction in type 2 diabetes with polypharmacy, particularly those who are managed by several doctors or clinics.

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Beta-blockers,Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV inhibitorsHypoglycemiaType 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID32518665
PMCPMC7271486
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