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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Concurrent Use of Oral Anticoagulants and Sulfonylureas in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Risk of Hypoglycemia: A UK Population-Based Cohort Study.

Hassan Alwafi, Ian C K Wong, Abdallah Y Naser, Amitava Banerjee, Pajaree Mongkhon, Cate Whittlesea, Alaa Alsharif, Li Wei

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Hassan AlwafiResearch Department of Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Ian C K WongResearch Department of Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Abdallah Y NaserDepartment of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.
Amitava BanerjeeInstitute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Pajaree MongkhonDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, Thailand.
Cate WhittleseaResearch Department of Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Alaa AlsharifDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Li WeiResearch Department of Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
University College London · GBChiang Mai University · THIsra University · JOPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SAUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital · CN

Funding

Medical Research Council G106/1249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the association of concurrent use of oral anticoagulants (OACs) and sulfonylureas and the risk of hypoglycemia in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Research Design and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2001 and 2017 using electronic primary healthcare data from the IQVIA Medical Research Data (IMRD) that incorporates data supplied by The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a propriety database of Cegedim SA. Individuals with T2DM who received OAC prescription and sulfonylureas were included. We compared the risk of hypoglycemia with sulfonylureas and OACs using propensity score matching and Cox regression. Results: 109,040 individuals using warfarin and sulfonylureas and 77,296 using direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and sulfonylureas were identified and included. There were 285 hypoglycemia events in the warfarin with sulfonylureas group (incidence rate = 17.8 per 1,000 person-years), while in the sulfonylureas only, 304 hypoglycemia events were observed (incidence rate = 14.4 per 1,000 person-years). There were 14 hypoglycemic events in the DOACs with sulfonylureas group (incidence rates = 14.8 per 1,000 person-years), while in the sulfonylureas alone group, 60 hypoglycemia events were observed (incidence rate =23.7 per 1,000 person-years). Concurrent use of warfarin and sulfonylureas was associated with increased risk of hypoglycemia compared with sulfonylureas alone (HR 1.38; 95% CI 1.10-1.75). However, we found no evidence of an association between concurrent use of DOACs and sulfonylureas and risk of hypoglycemia (HR 0.54; 95% CI, 0.27-1.10) when compared with sulfonylureas only. Conclusions: We provide real-world evidence of possible drug-drug interactions between warfarin and sulfonylureas. The decision to prescribe warfarin with coexistent sulfonylureas to individuals with T2DM should be carefully evaluated in the context of other risk factors of hypoglycemia, and availability of alternative medications.

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diabetes mellitusdrug-drug interactionshypoglycemiaoral anticoagulantssulfonylureasUnited Kingdom

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