
Do geriatrics require dose titration for antidiabetic agents?
Author(s) -
Rajeshwari Shastry,
Adhikari Prabha,
Asha Kamath,
Mukta N Chowta,
Sonali Ullal,
Muktha R Pai
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.123153
Subject(s) - medicine , gliclazide , geriatrics , glibenclamide , diabetes mellitus , glimepiride , creatinine , renal function , hypoglycemia , metformin , urology , endocrinology , psychiatry
To evaluate the antidiabetic drug dosage differences between geriatric and nongeriatric diabetics with reference to duration of disease and creatinine clearance (Crcl).