Effectiveness and prescription pattern of lipid-lowering therapy and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Malaysian primary care settings

• Main Authors: Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Zaman Huri, Hasniza, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM283 Endocrinotheraphy; RM300 Drugs and their action
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69889/1/69889_Effectiveness%20and%20prescription%20pattern%20of%20lipid-lowering.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69889/13/69889_Effectiveness%20and%20prescription%20pattern%20of%20lipid-lowering_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69889/2/69889_Effectiveness%20and%20prescription%20pattern%20of%20lipid-lowering_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69889/; https://www.dovepress.com/effectiveness-and-prescription-pattern-of-lipid-lowering-therapy-and-i-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-TCRM; http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.s182716
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main complication leading to morbidity and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is a large amount of evidence to support the use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) for the prevention of CVD. This study aimed to assess th...