Initial non-adherence to lipid-lowering medication: a systematic literature review

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• What: Nine studies analyzed the prevalence of IMN to newly prescribed lipid-lowering medication, four studies examined patient-reported reasons for IMN to lipid-lowering medications, one study reported outcomes of IMN to statin medications, and four studies assessed interventions to lower IMN . While this study assessed whether statin use was for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and found statistically more patients with primary prevention with IMN, this clinical characteristic was not reported in the multivariable logistic regression. Reasons for IMN (n=4 studies) Of the four studies reporting reasons for IMN to lipidlowering medications . . .
  

   

  

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