Long-term safety and tolerability of saxagliptin add-on therapy in older patients (aged ≥65 years) with type 2 diabetes

Nayyar Iqbal,1 Elsie Allen,1 Peter Öhman2 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, USA Background: Treatment decisions for older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus must balance glycemic control and adverse event risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of saxagliptin 5 mg as add-on therapy to common antihyperglycemic drugs in patients aged ≥65 years and