Impact of out-of-pocket expenses on discontinuation of statin therapy: a cohort study in Finland

: Helin-Salmivaara A, Korhonen MJ, Alanen T, Huupponen R

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

: 2012

: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS

: J CLIN PHARM THER

: 1

: 37

: 1

: 58

: 64

: 7

: 0269-4727

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.2011.01250.x

What is new and Conclusions: We found that lower out-of-pocket expenses associated with the initiating statin had a positive impact on persistence with therapy. The finding does not seem to apply to persons with minor copayments towards the end of the initiation year.