Obesity and Diabetes
CVS Caremark Study Documents Changes in Prescription Drug Use to Treat High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol and Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Published in Blood Weekly, April 23rd, 2009
A study by CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) published in the April 2009 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, found that over a two-and-a-half year period ending in June 2007, the use of medications to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes among children increased 15.2%. Observed changes in medication use differed by therapeutic class and patient age with oral antidiabetics, insulin, and antihypertensives showing increased use, while statin therapy decreased over the same time period. In addition, while the oldest age group (16- to 18-year olds) had the highest prescription drug usage overall, the greatest rate of increase was found among 6- to 11-year olds...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-04-23)
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