Repeat prescriptions of guideline-based secondary prevention medication in patients with type 2 diabetes and previous myocardial infarction in Dutch primary care

Background. Secondary prevention is efficient in reducing morbidity and mortality after a myocardial infarction (MI). However, both short-term and long-term mortality after MI remains relativity high in type 2 diabetes patients. Objective. To evaluate repeat prescriptions of secondary prevention medication (anti-thrombotic agent, beta-blocker and statin) in type 2 diabetes patients with a previous MI. Methods. Data of 1009 type 2 diabetes patients with a previous MI were extracted from the Julius General Practitioners’ Network database. The proportion of patients with recent repeat prescriptio... Mehr ...