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PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF EMPAGLIFLOZIN AS AN ADD-ON THERAPY IN TYPE-2 DIABETES HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

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Najar Imtiyaz Ahmed Masoodi Shariq Rashid Mir Shakeel Ahmad Bhat Moomin Hussain Patyar Sazal
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5.322

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Newer anti-diabetic drugs are predicted to have cardio-renal safety and fewer adverse effects than conventional anti-diabetic drugs, but their high cost is a key barrier to their usage. A prospective observational study involving 200 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with hypertension who visited Endocrine out-patient clinics of SKIMS, a tertiary care referral hospital. Empagliflozin 25 mg (SGLT-2 inhibitor) was administered as an add-on therapy with metformin, teneligliptin and glimepiride for three months

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