Barriers to statin use in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Feliciano, Katrina T, Dychiao, Robyn Gayle K, Eala, Michelle Ann B, Paguio, Joseph Alexander, Guinto, Renzo R *
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2209/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X22002017?via%3Dihub
• Institution: Sunway University

Maja Marcus and colleagues (March, 2022)1 show that, between 2013 and 2019, 41 low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) failed to meet the WHO targets for statin use in preventing cardiovascular disease. We write from the perspective of the Philippines—a southeast Asian LMIC, where cardiovascu...