Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · Apr 2011
Thiazolidinedione use in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: with and without heart failure.
To compare the prescribing patterns of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes with and without heart failure (HF). ⋯ TZDs were frequently prescribed to patients with HF, even though the TZDs were contraindicated in patients with HF. Health care professionals should consider alternative therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, they should carefully monitor the impact of TZD use in patients with HF.