Objective: Statins are one of the most prescribed medications in our country. About 2 billions
CZK are being paid for them annually in the Czech Republic (CR). Objective information …

IntroductIon Statins play a crucial role in modern cardio logical pharmacotherapy. For the
patient, as the beneficiary of an effective pharmacotherapy, it is of utmost importance that his …

Using a retrospective study in general medicine, we observed the rates of achieving targets
for LDL-cholesterol as recommended by the French Agency for the Safety of Health care …

Objective: The effectiveness of statin therapy in a real life setting may differ from that in
clinical trials, as physicians make non-randomised treatment decisions for patients with less …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine and present the effect of statin treatment on
the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of patients in Turkey by evaluating the …

Aim: Achievement of target lipid levels is a one of the most important part of the
cardiovascular risk reduction to which an obvious way is to switch from current drug to a …

Aim. To analyze tactics of statins use in patients with high cardiovascular risk on the base of
the PROFILE register data. Material and methods. Patients (n= 274) who were enrolled into …

Background European and US study findings show that patients in primary care and
specialty care are not adequately treated for cholesterol reduction. Objective To evaluate …

Background: To study the use and effectiveness of lipid-lowering drugs with respect to
lowering of cholesterol levels in routine daily practice. Methods: 20 392 patients for whom …

Purpose Knowledge of the different usage patterns that emerge during a long-term statin
therapy is limited. The aim of this study was to characterize statin use, including the rates of …