A population-based analysis of statin utilization in British Columbia

Statins utilisation pattern: a retrospective evaluation in a tertiary care hospital in Thailand

“…[11] Accordingly, the initiation of statins for primary prevention in patients with a baseline LDL-C level below 130 mg/dl (3.37 mmol/l) could, as shown in this study, be deemed unjustified. The results identified were consistent with the findings by Raymond and colleagues [31] which showed that approximately 40% of statin usage was not necessary.…”

Statin utilization according to indication and age: A Danish cohort study on changing prescribing and purchasing behaviour

“…While a range of studies have explored the increasing statin utilization according to gender and age [2,4,[22][23][24][25], others have demonstrated that guideline implementation tend to increase in drug utilization [4,5,26]. However, it has been questioned whether statins are prescribed to those who benefit most i.e.…”

Predicting 1-Year Statin Adherence Among Prevalent Users: A Retrospective Cohort Study

“…While "new initiators" represent a population that may be of particular interest, they are only a small proportion of all patients on a therapy at any given point in time. 10 As a consequence, quality improvement interventions aimed at improving adherence, such as the Medicare star ratings, which are a critical part of Part D reimbursement, usually consider all patients on therapy and not only those who have newly initiated therapy. 11 Further, these programs generally take the perspective of a defined period of calendar time, rather than time relative to when a patient starts treatment.…”