Comparative Effectiveness Effective Health Care Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. An Update. Executive Summary. Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 27

摘要

The Effective Health Care Programwas initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about the comparative effectiveness of different medical interventions. The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among treatment alternatives. Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews,the program supports systematic appraisals of existing scientific evidence regarding treatments for high-priority health conditions. It also promotes and generates new scientific evidence by identifying gaps inexisting scientific evidence and supporting new research. The program puts special emphasis on translating findings into a variety of useful formats for different stakeholders,including consumers.