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Volume 9, Number 8, August 2017, pages 719-724
Effect of Switching From an Anti-Diabetic Loose Dose Combination to a Fixed Dose Combination Regimen at Equivalent Dosage for 6 Months on Glycemic Control in Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study
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Q1: How do you feel about the decrease in the number of drugs? | |||||
Answer | Very good | Good | Not changed | Not good | Bad |
n (%) | 7 (22.6) | 16 (51.6) | 8 (25.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Q2: Has the number of medicine doses you have forgotten decreased? | |||||
Answer | Decreased | Decreased a little | Not changed | Increased a little | Increased |
n (%) | 13 (41.9) | 4 (12.9) | 14 (45.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Q3: How much of a benefit have you experienced in decreasing drug costs? | |||||
Answer | Significant benefit | Modest benefit | Almost no benefit | No benefit or unchanged | |
n (%) | 1 (3.2) | 11 (35.5) | 7 (22.6) | 12(38.7) | |
Q4: Do you feel there has been a change in your glycemic control? | |||||
Answer | Improved | Improved slightly | Not changed | Worsen slightly | Worsen |
n (%) | 6 (19.4) | 7 (22.6) | 17 (54.8) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Q5: Which do you prefer to take: FDC or LDC? | |||||
Answer | LDC | FDC | Either | ||
n (%) | 1 (3.2) | 17 (54.8) | 13 (41.9) |