PMID- 28272190 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190802 LR - 20190802 IS - 1538-8662 (Electronic) IS - 0361-1817 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr 16 TI - Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: Expanding oral treatment options for type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 8-15 LID - 10.1097/01.NPR.0000513336.46697.77 [doi] AB - The number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continues to increase in the United States. Glycemic control among patients with diabetes is important to prevent future complications, including microvascular and macrovascular disease. A novel class of medications, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, presents an additional oral treatment option for patients with T2DM. FAU - Ashjian, Emily AU - Ashjian E AD - Emily Ashjian is a clinical pharmacist in ambulatory care at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich. Jeffrey Tingen is a clinical pharmacist in ambulatory care at the Department of Pharmacy Services at the University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va. FAU - Tingen, Jeffrey AU - Tingen J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Nurse Pract JT - The Nurse practitioner JID - 7603663 RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors) MH - Administration, Oral MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy MH - Drug Approval MH - Humans MH - Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors/*administration & dosage MH - United States MH - United States Food and Drug Administration EDAT- 2017/03/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/03 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1097/01.NPR.0000513336.46697.77 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nurse Pract. 2017 Apr 16;42(4):8-15. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000513336.46697.77.