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A new study followed patients with type II (adult-onset) diabetes with regard to type of medication prescribed, and rate of hospitalization for diabetes-related complications. 
 
For over 3000 patients in North Carolina, where the study was conducted, researchers found that those on the newer drugs known as thiazolidinediones (TZDs, such as Avandia) had fewer hospitalizations compared to those on the older types of drugs, metformin or sulfonylurea. It appeared that patients took Avandia more faithfully than the other drugs which might account for their improved progress. 
 
The newer drugs are much more expensive, as their patents are still with the original drug companies, but that cost is balanced by reduced health care costs for complications.

Newer Diabetic Meds Cost More, But Users Have Fewer Hospital ...

eMaxHealth.com - 4/28/2006 8:25 AM

Diabetics who were prescribed newer medications to control their illness were more likely to take these drugs as instructed than were other patients who were prescribed drugs that have been on the market for several decades.
 
A new study suggests that patients on the newer medications had a slightly lower risk of hospitalization because of diabetes-related complications. They also spent between $920 and $1,760 less on annual total healthcare costs
 
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