Predictors of ceasing or reducing statin medication following a large increase in the consumer copayment for medications: a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Karla Seaman (Author), Frank Sanfilippo (Author), Max Bulsara (Author), Libby Roughead (Author), Anna Kemp-Casey (Author), | School of Health Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Perth, WA, Australia (Author), Gerald F Watts (Author), David Preen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sax Institute, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Previous Australian research has shown that following the 21% increase in patient copayments for medications on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 2005, the use of lipid-lowering therapy declined by 5%. This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics o...