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Pharmacy technician CPD: First prescriptions for lipid management

Introduction

Statins as first-line therapy

Awareness of relative potency

Drug interactions with statins

Adverse effects of statins

Understanding statin intolerance

On-going monitoring: Lipid profile

Oral treatment options

Injectable treatment options

Lifestyle advice

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Heart UK and The British Heart Foundation both have excellent resources for patients. Some examples are:

  • Heart UK: Healthy diet/lifestyle and recipes; What is cholesterol; Questions about statins; Ezetimibe; Bempedoic acid; PCSK9 inhibitors; Inclisiran; Icosapent ethyl
  • British Heart Foundation: Understanding cholesterol; How I’ve reduced my cholesterol.