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Category Archives: Lipids
Rapid Update 1 – May 2017: Lipid modification: Evolocumab and clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease
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Rapid Update 3 – April 2017: Statin prescribing for people with severe mental illnesses: a staggered cohort study of ‘real-world’ impacts
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Rapid Update 4 – October 2016: Statins: Review and interpretation of the evidence for efficacy and safety
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Lipid Modification: Does low-density lipoprotein cholesterol matter in older people? (Jun-16)
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Cardiovascular disease: Meta-analysis finds that gains in all-cause survival with statin treatment are small (Nov-15)
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Cardiovascular disease: IMPROVE-IT published: addition of ezetimibe to simvastatin may modestly improve cardiovascular outcomes (June-15)
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NPC Archive Item: MHRA Drug Safety Update January 2012: advice issued on atomoxetine▼ and statins
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The Drug Safety Update is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 23 January 2012 The MHRA and CHM have published the January edition of Drug Safety Update (DSU). This edition […]
NPC Archive Item: The idolatry of surrogates and the 10 commandments of the new therapeutics
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 13 January 2012 An article in the BMJ notes that surrogate outcomes are often used in clinical trials instead of patient-oriented outcomes such as death, quality of life, or […]
NPC Archive Item: Intensive statin therapy reduces ‘atherosclerotic placque volume’, but provides no reason to depart from NICE guidance
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 22 December 2011 The SATURN study, compared treatment with two high-dose statins (atorvastatin 80 mg daily or rosuvastatin 40 mg daily). Both groups saw a regression of coronary atherosclerosis […]