Cost effectiveness of adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin therapy in patients not at cholesterol treatment goal in Canada

This analysis compared the cost effectiveness of adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin therapy versus atorvastatin titration or adding cholestyramine (a resin) for patients at high risk of a coronary artery disease (CAD) event who did not reach target cholesterol levels on their current atorvastatin dosa...

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Veröffentlicht in:PharmacoEconomics 2006-01, Vol.24 (8), p.815-830
Hauptverfasser: KOHLI, Michele, ATTARD, Cheryl, LAM, Annette, HUSE, Daniel, COOK, John, BOURGAULT, Chantal, ALEMAO, Evo, YIN, Donald, MARENTETTE, Michael
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Zusammenfassung:This analysis compared the cost effectiveness of adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin therapy versus atorvastatin titration or adding cholestyramine (a resin) for patients at high risk of a coronary artery disease (CAD) event who did not reach target cholesterol levels on their current atorvastatin dosage. The primary analysis focused on 65-year-old patients with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of 3.1 or 3.6 mmol/L with a treatment goal of
ISSN:1170-7690
1179-2027
DOI:10.2165/00019053-200624080-00007