September 15th, 2014
Cheaper Generic Statins Beat Brand-Name Statins in Adherence and Outcomes
Larry Husten, PHD
A large observational study finds that people who received a prescription for a generic statin were more likely to take their pills than people who received a prescription for a brand-name statin. This increased adherence appeared to lead to a small but significant improvement in outcomes. In a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, Joshua Gagne […]
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