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  • Title: Does higher usage of low-cost statins correlate with a poorer achievement in cholesterol quality markers for secondary prevention?
    Author: Hickman J.
    Journal: Br J Gen Pract; 2010 Jan; 60(570):50-2. PubMed ID: 20040169.
    Abstract:
    There is pressure on primary care trusts, and therefore on GPs, to reach specific levels of use of low-cost statins as a proportion of total statin prescribing. This simple study looks at some markers of the quality of the results achieved. A correlation is found between a higher proportion of low-cost statin prescribing and lower achievement raising questions as to whether financial savings may be offset by poorer results.
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