Pattern of statin use in southern italian primary care: can prescription databases be used for monitoring long-term adherence to the treatment?

Pattern of statin use in southern italian primary care: can prescription databases be used for monitoring long-term adherence to the treatment?

We sought to evaluate the prescribing pattern of statins according to national and regional health policy interventions and to assess specifically the adherence to the therapy in outpatient setting in Southern Italy.A population-based study was performed on persons ≥15 years old, living in the catch...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ferrajolo, Vincenzo Arcoraci, Maria Giuseppa Sullo, Concetta Rafaniello, Liberata Sportiello, Rosarita Ferrara, Angelo Cannata, Claudia Pagliaro, Michele Giuseppe Tari, Achille Patrizio Caputi, Francesco Rossi, Gianluca Trifirò, Annalisa Capuano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4114740?pdf=render

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