Drugs affecting HbA1c levels

HbA1c and factors other than diabetes mellitus affecting it.

Glycated haemoglobins are haemoglobins with an attached sugar moiety. They constitute the HbA1 fraction of the adult haemoglobin HbA. HbA1c is the predominant fraction of HbA1 and gives an estimate of the blood sugar levels of an individual over the last three months. It has been observed that an HbA1c value of less than seven percent reduces the microvascular complications in diabetic patients...

Genotypes Affecting the Pharmacokinetics of Anticancer Drugs

Cancer treatment is becoming more and more individually based as a result of the large inter-individual differences that exist in treatment outcome and toxicity when patients are treated using population-based drug doses. Polymorphisms in genes encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters can significantly influence uptake, metabolism, and elimination of anticancer drugs. As a result, th...

Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System

24. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology 281 Charles R. Craig 25.General Anesthesia: Intravenous and Inhalational Agents 291 David J. Smith and Michael B. Howie 26.Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics 310 Sandra P. Welch and Billy R. Martin 27.Local Anesthetics 330 J. David Haddox 28.Agents Affecting Neuromuscular Transmission 338 Michael D. Miyamoto 29.Central Nervous System Stimulan...

i FACTORS AFFECTING NOISE LEVELS

Drug titration patterns and HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetes

OBJECTIVE To evaluate oral antidiabetes drug (OAD) use, haemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) testing and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis based on claims data from the Integrated Healthcare Information Services (IHCIS) National Managed Care Benchmark Database. METHODS OAD use and HbA(1c) testing were analysed for patients with >or= 2 claims indicatin...