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Improving the Use of Lipid-lowering Drugs at Brits Hospital

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 46 , issue 1, pages: 21–24

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2004.10873028

Author(s): C Van DeventerBrits Hospital, , C MokhleleBrits Hospital, , J HugoFamily Medicine, Medunsa, ,

Keywords: Quality improvement, lipid-lowering drugs, district hospital,

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Background When it was found by the Brits Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC) in 2000 that simvastatin was responsible for extremely high costs in a district hospital, it was decided to undertake a quality improvement study to assess and, if appropriate, rectify the situation.

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