Abstract
There is pressure on primary care trusts, and therefore on GPs, to reach specific levels of use of low-cost statins as a proportion of total statin prescribing. This simple study looks at some markers of the quality of the results achieved. A correlation is found between a higher proportion of low-cost statin prescribing and lower achievement raising questions as to whether financial savings may be offset by poorer results.
- cholesterol
- hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
- Quality and Outcomes Framework
- quality indicators
- secondary prevention
- statins
- Received February 27, 2009.
- Revision received April 17, 2009.
- Accepted June 1, 2009.
- © British Journal of General Practice, 2010.