In this webinar Dr Tony Scott, cardiologist talked about the use of statins in primary care and dealt with questions such as 'are all statins equal?' and 'how do you prescribe statins and maintain medication compliance?"
Also covered was how to approach discussions around the size of the benefit to enable patients to be fully informed (re taking statins) and how to discuss potential harms eg., dementia, diabetes, fatigue and muscle aches.
Resources
- The Absolute CVD Risk/Benefit Calculator Canadian tool
- NZ Heart Foundation
- A review of statin use and monitoring bpacnz (2014)
Presenter
Dr Tony Scott
Cardiologist
Cardiologist, Waitemata Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiologist, Cardiologist - Clinical Director Cardiology.
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