Objectives: To assess whether the prescribing pattern of statins changed after reimbursement criteria revision and regional policies in a general practice in southern Italy.Methods: Analysis has been performed on a database of 123 medical practitioners that have managed an average of 190.000 inhabitants in the Campania Region (south of Italy). Prevalence of use and incidence […]
Purpose: Persistence to statins is low, presumably due to lack of perception of risk. Having a close relative suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD) might increase persistence to statins. We investigated whether family history of CVD influences the discontinuation of statin treatment. Methods: A population-based cohort study was performed. Swedish registers on dispensed drugs, hospitalization and […]
Background and aim: The aim of this study was to compare the use of insulin glargine and intermediate/long-acting human insulin (HI) in relation to the incidence of complications in diabetic patients. Methods and results: A population-based cohort study was conducted using administrative data from four local health authorities in the Abruzzo Region (900,000 inhabitants). Diabetic […]
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