Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

diabetes_rx

Categories

Medications

Diabetes medications
Diabetes medication usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking a medication for diabetes treatment at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking a medication for diabetes treatment at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

METFORMIN           GLYBURIDE           GLUCOPHAGE
ACTOS               AMARYL              GLIPIZIDE
LANTUS              HUMULIN N           HUMULIN
AVANDIA             GLIPIZIDE ER        NOVOLIN
HUMALOG             GLUCOTROL XL        HUMULIN R
INSULIN REG         MICRONASE           NOVOLIN R
NOVOLOG             GLUCOVANCE          GLYBURID MCR

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.