Clinical Review
The Effects of a Glipizide Formulary Conversion
Fed Pract. 2012 June;29(6):25
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Teresa H. Truong, PharmD; Edward M. Hampton, PharmD; and Niyaz Gosmanov, MD
In 2011, the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse reported an estimated 25.8 million Americans with diabetes, which accounted for an estimated $174 billion spent in total health care costs that year.1 At the Oklahoma City Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Oklahoma, about 33% of the patient population is known to have diabetes with the majority of these patients having type 2 diabetes.