%0 Journal Article %T Investigation into the prescribing patterns and cost of antidiabetic medicine in South Africa %A Rianda Steyn %A Johanita R Burger %A Jan HP Serfontein %A Martie S Lubbe %J Health SA Gesondheid %D 2007 %I AOSIS OpenJournals %R 10.4102/hsag.v12i3.262 %X The general objective of this study was to investigate the prescribing patterns and cost of antidiabetic medicine in the private health care sector in South Africa by using a medicine claims database. Opsomming Die algemene doelstelling van hierdie studie was om die voorskryfpatrone en koste van antidiabetiese medisyne in die private gesondheidsorgsektor van Suid-Afrika te ondersoek. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text. %U http://www.hsag.co.za/index.php/HSAG/article/view/262