Only 7 percent of new insulin users with type 2 diabetes who need basal insulin actually start on the cheapest treatment option, according to Danish media Sundhedspolitisk Tidsskrift, citing a report made by the Danish Health Data Authority.
The remaining new insulin recipients are prescribed a more expensive treatment than they need, according to the list of recommended products, which is put together by the Danish Ministry of Health.
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