>> Diabetes mellitus type 2 is one of the most common chronic diseases in Germany. According to the current study on the health of adults in Germany (DEGS) by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the lifetime prevalence of known diabetes in the population between 18 and 79 years of age is expected to be 7.2 percent or 4.6 million people . According to the RKI, this estimate is lower than previous prevalence estimates from healthcare data (see RKI 2012). However, the estimates of the prevalence of diabetes and its growth rates in Germany vary significantly.
There is significantly less uncertainty regarding the figures for outpatient statutory health insurance prescriptions, as these are continuously recorded by INSIGHT Health, among others, as part of an almost complete survey (National Prescription Information, NVI).
The GKV market for oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD) will be examined below. It's hand...

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