Reserve Non-Statin MONOtherapy for Some Patients Who Can't Use a Statin
July 2015
You'll continue to see LESS use of non-statins (niacin, etc) for dyslipidemia...due to limited evidence of CV benefit.
Save non-statins for special situations...and stop them when there's no good reason for the patient to continue.
Start by assessing statin adherence and tolerance in current users. For statin muscle pain, look for interactions...and if needed, lower the dose or change to a different statin.
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