Long-term therapy with addition of pioglitazone to metformin compared with the addition of gliclazide to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, comparative study.

BACKGROUND: This 52-week, randomized, double-blind study compared the efficacy and safety of metformin plus pioglitazone with the established combination of metformin plus gliclazide in type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: Patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c > or = 7.5% to &a...

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Main Authors: Matthews, DR, Charbonnel, B, Hanefeld, M, Brunetti, P, Schernthaner, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005