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Table 2 Rates of medication coverage for patients with diabetes, for the first quarter of each year, EMR cohort

From: Impact of the diabetes Canada guideline dissemination strategy on dispensed vascular protective medications for older patients in Ontario, Canada: a linked EMR and administrative data study

Drug

2010Q1

2011Q1

2012Q1

2013Q1

2014Q1

2015Q1

2016Q1

STATIN

62.87%

64.71%

64.26%

64.82%

63.97%

64.01%

65.12%

ACE INHIBITORS

43.24%

43.02%

41.33%

39.86%

38.72%

37.97%

37.48%

ARB INHIBITORS

21.07%

21.43%

22.25%

22.23%

22.62%

22.43%

22.87%

ACE or ARB

63.40%

63.93%

63.10%

61.80%

61.20%

60.34%

60.36%

ANTIPLATELETS*

9.39%

8.84%

8.48%

7.83%

7.39%

6.58%

6.49%

PPI

21.85%

23.25%

23.79%

24.83%

25.36%

27.32%

27.65%

  1. *patients with a history of myocardial infarct were excluded
  2. ACEi: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blockers; PPI: proton pump inhibitor