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Du Tari

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Lipid-lowering drug use in Italian primary care: effects of reimbursement criteria revision

2008

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the prescribing pattern of lipid-lowering drugs (LLD) changed after reimbursement criteria revision in a general practice in southern Italy. METHODS: From the Caserta-1 Local Health Service database, 93 general practitioners (GPs) who had consistently sent data about their patients during the years 2003-2005 were recruited. Prevalence of use and incidence of new treatments were calculated for each year, stratified by three drug cohorts: statins, omega-3 fatty acids, and fibrates. Subanalyses by gender, age, and indication of use were performed. RESULTS: Overall, 1-year prevalence of LLD use increased from 2003 to 2004. After reimbursement criteria revision (Nove…

Drug Utilizationmedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsStatinSettore MED/09 - Medicina Internamedicine.drug_classMEDLINEstatinsInternal medicineFatty Acids Omega-3EpidemiologyHumansMedicinePharmacology (medical)RosuvastatinLipid-lowering drug Statins Omega-3 fatty acids Prevalence of use General practiceClofibrateReimbursementUnsaturated fatty acidHypolipidemic AgentsPharmacologygeneral practiceprevalence of usePrimary Health Careomega-3 fatty acidsbusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)General Medicinelipid-lowering drugSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheDrug UtilizationItalyInsurance Health ReimbursementSettore BIO/14 - FarmacologiaHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorslipid-lowering drug; statins; omega-3 fatty acids; prevalence of use; general practicebusinessmedicine.drug
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