• Br J Gen Pract · Jan 2010

    Does higher usage of low-cost statins correlate with a poorer achievement in cholesterol quality markers for secondary prevention?

    • James Hickman.
    • North Curry Health Centre, Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, Somerset, UK. james.hickman@northcurryhc.nhs.uk
    • Br J Gen Pract. 2010 Jan 1;60(570):50-2.

    AbstractThere is pressure on primary care trusts, and therefore on GPs, to reach specific levels of use of low-cost statins as a proportion of total statin prescribing. This simple study looks at some markers of the quality of the results achieved. A correlation is found between a higher proportion of low-cost statin prescribing and lower achievement raising questions as to whether financial savings may be offset by poorer results.

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