Selective prescribing of simvastatin and atorvastatin by patient characteristics at treatment initiation over a 7-year period in Finland

Heli Halava (1) , Arja Helin-Salmivaara (1) , Jouni Junnila (2) , Risto Huupponen (1, 3)

1 Dept. of Pharmacology, Drug Development and Therapeutics
2 Dept. of Statistics
3 Tykslab, Health Care District of Southwest Finland

Mots clés: Statins; Atorvastatin; Simvastatin; Channelling; Prescribing

Heli Halava, Arja Helin-Salmivaara, Jouni Junnila, Risto Huupponen. Selective prescribing of simvastatin and atorvastatin by patient characteristics at treatment initiation over a 7-year period in Finland. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2009, 65 (9), pp.927-933. ⟨10.1007/s00228-009-0664-1⟩. ⟨hal-00534964⟩