title: [High expectation for combination tablets for diabetes treatment].
abstract: Recently, a combination therapy of several oral agents has been more common for antihyperglycemic therapy and four kinds of combination tablets are available in Japan. Any combination tablet is not allowed for the initial treatment but very useful for a numbers of patients who are already taking two-drug combinations and in stable condition to reduce the number of tablets. Additionally, a combination tablet is also beneficial for patients who are in inadequate glycemic control with a single agent to gain the better glucose lowing effectiveness with a single tablet of dual agents. For a favorable treatment outcome of chronic diseases, it is very important for physicians to enhance drug adherence rate of patients and utilize combination tablets more.
authors.affiliation: Hotaruno Central Clinic of Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: Daigaku
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D013607:Tablets