Statin prescribing for people with severe mental illnesses: a staggered cohort study of 'real-world impacts

Conclusions We found that statin prescribing to people with SMI in UK primary care was effective for lipid modification but not CVD events. The latter finding may reflect insufficient power to detect a smaller effect size than that observed in randomised controlled trials of statins in people without SMI.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Epidemiology, General practice / Family practice, Mental health Research Source Type: research