Barriers for statin prescription in real-world clinical practice (results of a survey among Krasnodar City and Krasnodar Region doctors)
Aim. To identify main barriers for statin prescription by doctors in real-world clinical practice.Material and methods. In total, 568 doctors from Krasnodar City and Krasnodar Region were surveyed on possible reasons for inadequate statin prescription.Results. About 50 % of the doctors were afraid o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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«SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика |
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| Online Access: | https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1539 |
| Summary: | Aim. To identify main barriers for statin prescription by doctors in real-world clinical practice.Material and methods. In total, 568 doctors from Krasnodar City and Krasnodar Region were surveyed on possible reasons for inadequate statin prescription.Results. About 50 % of the doctors were afraid of possible statin hepatotoxicity and one third - of potential adverse effects. About 20 % believed that target lipid levels could be achieved by diet only. The vast majority (80 %) did not prescribe statins due to "high cost".Conclusion. Clinician-oriented educational programs on lipid-lowering therapy should be continued. The emphasis should be put on statin therapy safety, its lipid-lowering and pleiotropic effects, as well as on the importance of achieving target lipid levels in various clinical situations. |
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| ISSN: | 1728-8800 2619-0125 |