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Helping Health Professionals Prevent Hypoglycemic ADEs

Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

06/10/2019 09:33 AM EDT

Diabetes agents are some of the most common medicines associated with emergency department visits for adverse drug events (ADEs) in people age 65 and older. As such, diabetes agents are one of three medication classes included in the National Action Plan for ADE Prevention. To help achieve the plan, ODPHP developed Preventing Adverse Drug Events: Individualizing Glycemic Targets Using Health Literacy Strategies.…

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