Background: The accuracy and convenience of pen devices for insulin injection have improved quality of life for patients with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (DM). Prefilled, disposable pens have the advantage of simplicity, with minimal training and attention required and these offer improvements in compliance, freedom and flexibility. Objective: The survey assessed doctor preference in prescribing insulin in a FlexPen™ in diabetes patients in the Philippines under normal clinical practice conditions. The data was based from obser vations on the use of NovoMix® 30 FlexPen™ (Biphasic Insulin Aspart 30). Data was collected from 256 doctors who were specialised in treating patients with diabetes and had their clinics in the Philippines. A Doctor Preference Q u e s t i o n n a i r e w a s d e v e l o p e d t o a s s e s s d o c t o r preference in specific terms of ease of learning and teaching use of FlexPen™, time spent for patient training in use of FlexPen™, ease of setting up the required dose of FlexPen™, DoctorÊs satisfaction of shifting from any other device to FlexPen™, confidence that the correct amount of insulin will be injected, feedback about the NovoFine® 30G needles, overall experience with FlexPen™. Results: In total, 256 doctors participated and completed the doctor satisfaction questionnaires. Majority of doctors 62.1% felt learning/ teaching the use of FlexPen™ to the patients was "very easy‰; and 66.8% healthcare professionals (doctor or their staff) spent less than 10 minutes to train the patients on how to use FlexPen™. About 96% doctors responded that it is very easy or easy to set up the required dose and dose correction using FlexPen™. About (98.8%) doctors were confident or very confident that their patients will inject the correct dosage of insulin using FlexPen™. Almost all doctors (98.4%) satisfied or very satisfied about the patient shifting from other insulin devices to FlexPen™; 39.5% doctors rated the design of FlexPen™ as excellent; 55.5% rated it as good; while 74.6% doctors rated the overall experience of FlexPen™ as excellent. Conclusion: The par ticipating doctors showed high degree of acceptance of Flexpen™. The overall experience of Flexpen™ was excellent. K e y w o r d s : D i a b e t e s , p r e-f i l l e d i n s u l i n p e n , Flexpen™.
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