Observational Study To Evaluate Statins Patterns Of Use In Spain

AstraZeneca

Overview

The present project is aimed at describing the statins prescription pattern in Spanish patients. It will also look into how adequate these prescriptions are accordingly to the recommendations given in Treatment Guidelines and in the Summary Product Information.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Dyslipidemia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving a new statin prescription (naïve patients) * Patients having a change in their statin prescription (dose, switching, addition to another hypolipemic drug) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without enough information in the medical records to complete the fields required in the eCRF

Locations (1)

Research Site

Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Current and previous hypolipemic treatment, dose and pattern

Time frame: Retrospectively (information for the previous 6-months). Information collected once.

Statin treatment start date, origin of the prescription, reasons for changes in prescription

Time frame: Retrospectively (information for the previous 6-months). Information collected once.

Secondary Outcomes

Socio-demographic characteristics

Time frame: retrospectively

Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides, ALAT, Glucose, Creatine Kinase plasma levels

Time frame: retrospectively

Concomitant Treatments and Cardiovascular History

Time frame: retrospectively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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