Retrospective nationwide study on the trends in first‐line antidiabetic medication for patients with type 2 diabetes in Japan

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Unlike in the USA and Europe, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor is the most prescribed first-line medication for type 2 diabetes patients in Japan, while there is a wide variation in the drug choice by facility-type and prefecture.