Comments on: Statins Update http://www.prescriber.org.uk/2006/07/27/statins-update/ An NHS Prescribing Advisers' Blog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:28:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Prescribing Advice for GPs » Rosuvastatin disappoints in HF http://www.prescriber.org.uk/2006/07/27/statins-update/#comment-2103 Prescribing Advice for GPs » Rosuvastatin disappoints in HF Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:47:49 +0000 http://www.prescriber.org.uk/?p=202#comment-2103 [...] Action: This study provides no justification for using rosuvastatin ahead of other statins with lower acquisition costs in patients over 60 years of age with heart failure. Cholesterol management should continue in line with current recommendations. Bookmark to: What are these? Copyright ©2007 Prescribing Advice for GPs [...] [...] Action: This study provides no justification for using rosuvastatin ahead of other statins with lower acquisition costs in patients over 60 years of age with heart failure. Cholesterol management should continue in line with current recommendations. Bookmark to: What are these? Copyright ©2007 Prescribing Advice for GPs [...]

]]> By: Matthew Robinson http://www.prescriber.org.uk/2006/07/27/statins-update/#comment-1808 Matthew Robinson Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:38:48 +0000 http://www.prescriber.org.uk/?p=202#comment-1808 Susan, It's not really a question about how high your cholesterol is alone, but more of a question of how high your personal risk of having a cardiovascular event (like aheart attack or stroke) in the next ten years is based upon your risk factors, one of which is your cholesterol. The risk prediction should also take into consideration your age, gender, smoking status and blood pressure as a minimum with additional corrections for other factors like diabetes, obesity and family history. Susan,

It’s not really a question about how high your cholesterol is alone, but more of a question of how high your personal risk of having a cardiovascular event (like aheart attack or stroke) in the next ten years is based upon your risk factors, one of which is your cholesterol.

The risk prediction should also take into consideration your age, gender, smoking status and blood pressure as a minimum with additional corrections for other factors like diabetes, obesity and family history.

]]> By: susan palmer http://www.prescriber.org.uk/2006/07/27/statins-update/#comment-1806 susan palmer Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:34 +0000 http://www.prescriber.org.uk/?p=202#comment-1806 How high does your cholestral have to be to take simvastatin 40mg? How high does your cholestral have to be to take simvastatin 40mg?

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