Study Regarding Ethical Versus Generic Prescription of Statins

Abstract

Background: To study the ethical versus generic prescription of statins
 Methods: Study was conducted on Patients with indications for statins presenting to cardiology OPD,Medicine OPD and Endocrinology OPD and started on statins at PGIMER, Chandigarh, within a period of 9 months.
 Results: In our study population, amongst the primary prevention group, a larger percentage about 56% were receiving generic prescription of statins and about 44% were receiving ethical prescription of statins .Whereas in secondary prevention group, about 45.5% of patients were receiving generic prescription and 54.5% were receiving ethical prescription .
 Concluded: In our study population patients were equally prescribed on ethical (49.8%) and generic prescriptions (50.2%).
 Keywords: Statin, Ethical, Generic