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Statins were used as a medication class on which the refill function was studied. The evidence was in the form of percentage of time without statins. The data were interpreted using statistical tools for analysis and interpretation. It was observed through the analysis that 12.9% was the average percentage of time without the supply of statins. Whites had the lowest percentage time without statins when compared to other groups. In the reference group

The stroke is a condition with an abrupt onset of a neurological deficit that attributable to a focal vascular cause. (1) It is the third leading cause of death worldwide. (2) Lower-income countries have shown a higher relative stroke burden compared to industrialized ones. (3) Despite the significant achievement in management of acute stroke, it remains also a third cause of death in industrialized countries.(4) Over a third of stroke deaths occur in developing countries(5) In the United

etiology is either genetic or of lifestyle choices (1). Therapy has included statins, niacin treatment, and/or a combination of both. Extended-release and immediate-release niacin are used as significant therapy treatments to improve all key lipid subclass conditions in dyslipidemia. However, side effects often occur with high doses of niacin, which may lead to discontinued use (1). This paper will review the effects of

to a new drug that is said to lower cholesterol levels, Praluent. Praluent (alirocumab) is considered to be the biggest breakout drug in lowering bad or LDL cholesterol since statin drugs. Various company experiments show that patient’s cholesterol levels fell from 46 to 60 percent, while also taking statin. Compared to statin, whose effects only lowered its patient’s cholesterol levels by 20 to 22 percent. There’s a growing conflict on whether Praluent should be approved based on it’s health benefits

consists of four key aspects, which include inflammation, oxidation, sugar, and stress. Both doctors assert that the actual disaster is the obsession with cholesterol which has shaped an industry that reaps over thirty billion dollars per year in statin pharmaceutical sales. Both Dr. Bowden and Dr. Sinatra claim that, cholesterol is not the source of heart disease. Dr. Bowden and Dr. Sinatra explain that cholesterol is essential for health and assert that it is a necessary molecule and without

(C26H33FNO5Na) with molecular weight of 481.5 and the following chemical structure: Clinical Pharmacology Baycol is a drug that was used to reduce cardiovascular diseases created by the pharmaceutical company Bayer. This drug is part of the class of statins. This class of drugs reduces the cholesterol level in the blood decreased cholesterol production by liver shutting down the enzyme responsible for its production. The enzyme is called hydroxy-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase

Running head: ISCHEMIC STROKE IN A PATIENT WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA 1 Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Hypercholesterolemia Name Academic Institution ISCHEMIC STROKE IN PATIENT WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA 2 Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Hypercholesterolemia A 63-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with numbness on her left side, difficulty walking, and clumsiness with her left hand. She has had hypercholesterolemia for the past 15 years but recently discontinued her medication because

Introduction Cardiovascular disease is the prevalent and singularly predominant underlying cause of premature death and disability in the modern world, attributing to 4.35 deaths per year in Europe alone. 1 This general category collectively comprises of all diseases of the heart and/or blood vessels including atherosclerosis, which is a chronic inflammatory disease that manifests in the wall of arteries 2 causing their narrowing and hardening due to the aggregation of fatty plaque deposits.

Lipid-lowering therapy has proven to be beneficial in reducing the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in patients who have suffered a previous myocardial infarction (MI).1,5 However, it is unclear whether one statin is more effective versus another in reducing future incidence of acute MI and at what intensity is it beneficial.1,2 Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), also known as a heart attack, is due to a blood clot that occludes coronary arteries, which brings oxygen-rich

Great quality care requires that techniques, medications, and tests be medically suitable, as well as wanted by informed patients. Current proof demonstrates that most therapeutic choices are made by doctors with little info from patients. This paper depicts the positive and the negatives of the sharing decision making with regards to patients and their doctors. It discloses a few reason in respect to why offering decision making can be the wrong thing for a few patients with regards to the specific