Figure 2-1. Number of units of diabetes medications, by medication type, Canada, 2005 to 2009

Figure 2-1 illustrates that the dispensing of diabetes medication has increased steadily over the last decade.

Footnotes: Data for the Territories were unavailable. Incretin agents consist of two products: Januvia was launched in December 2007 and Janumet in October 2009. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (2010); using 2005 to 2009 data from CompuScript (IMS Health).

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