Prescribing statins in general practice: who decides?

Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Jun;67(659):246-247. doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X690953.

Authors

Nick Steel¹, Bob Fleetcroft², Yasmeen Hassan²

Affiliations

¹ Professor in Public Health, Norwich Medical School, Population Health and Primary Care, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
² Norwich Medical School, Population Health and Primary Care, University of East Anglia, Norwich.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / economics
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Drug Prescriptions
General Practice* / economics
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / economics
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / economics
Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / statistics & numerical data
Primary Prevention* / economics

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors