Selective prescribing of simvastatin and atorvastatin by patient characteristics at treatment initiation over a 7-year period in Finland



: Halava H, Helin-Salmivaara A, Junnila J, Huupponen R

Publisher: SPRINGER

: 2009

: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

: EUR J CLIN PHARMACOL

: 65

: 9

: 927

: 933

: 7

: 0031-6970

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-009-0664-1


Channelling of atorvastatin over simvastatin toward the younger and healthier population was found during the first 4 years after its launch in Finland. Channelling may lead to confounding by indication, which must be taken into account when designing pharmacoepidemiology studies on statins.



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