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. 2016 Apr 5;315(13):1400-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0126.

Expenditures and Prices of Antihyperglycemic Medications in the United States: 2002-2013

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Expenditures and Prices of Antihyperglycemic Medications in the United States: 2002-2013

Xinyang Hua et al. JAMA. .
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Figure. Mean Expenditure per Patient for Antihyperglycemic Medications, 2002–2013
Medications were classified as follows: insulin (human and analog); newer oral therapies (thiazolidinediones, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, and combinations); older oral therapies (metformin, sulfonylureas, α-galactosidase inhibitors, and nonsulfonylurea secretagogues); noninsulin-based injectable therapies (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and amylin analogs).

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