Statin utilization according to indication and age: A Danish cohort study on changing prescribing and purchasing behaviour

Helle Wallach Kildemoes, Mikkel Vass, Carsten Hendriksen and Morten Andersen

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 108, issue 2, 216-227

Abstract: Introduced to reduce mortality after myocardial infarction (MI), statins are now recommended for a range of other conditions, including asymptomatic individuals without cardiovascular disease or diabetes. The aim was to describe trends in Danish statin utilization according to indication and age during 1996–2009, and to analyse changing prescribing and purchasing behaviour during time intervals (driver periods) a priori defined by potential influential factors.

Keywords: Statin utilization; Indications; Guidelines; Prices; Prescribing behaviour; Purchasing behaviour; Drivers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.08.008

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