Level of awareness of on-treatment patients about prescribed statins

YILMAZ M. B., Biyikoglu S., Guray Y., Karabal O., Caldir V., Cay S., ...Daha Fazla

CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY, cilt.18, sa.5, ss.399-404, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10557-005-5065-9
  • Dergi Adı: CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.399-404
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: statin, adherence, patient awareness, LIPID-LOWERING THERAPY, PREVENTION, ADHERENCE, DISEASE, CARE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Statins are frequently prescribed drugs for patients with coronary heart disease according to evidence-based medicine. However, compliance with these agents has still been far from ideal, since they require long term, probably life long therapy. We conducted a survey on patients who were already on statin treatment and evaluated their level of awareness of prescribed statins.