Statins

What you need to knowStatins are the first choice of therapy for hypercholesterolaemia and/or mixed dyslipidaemia for people with a moderate to high risk of cardiovascular diseaseEvaluate cardiovascular disease risk for each patient and set individualised goals for serum levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterolWith shared decision making, select the appropriate statin intensity for treatmentMonitor safety and tolerability, as well as response to treatment, and escalate statin treatment as toleratedPractical Prescribing is a series produced in conjunction with the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin to highlight important issues for prescribers to consider and prompts for shared decision making between prescribers, patients, and their carers. Targeted at all medical and non-medical prescribers, particularly doctors in training, the series covers medicines commonly prescribed in primary and secondary care.A 55 year old man without significant past medical history and who was not taking any regular medications has a transient ischaemic attack. His fasting lipid…
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