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lmfin 90 - tittels., forord, innledn - Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt

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Etter at simvastatin ble førstevalg har det<br />

vært en kraftig økning i salget av simvastatin<br />

målt i DDD, mens salget av spesielt<br />

atorvastatin og pravastatin har gått ned.<br />

Denne tendensen fortsatte også i 2007. I juli<br />

2007 ble de laveste tablettstyrkene (10 mg og<br />

20 mg) tatt ut av blåreseptordningen og dette<br />

har også bidratt til en overgang fra<br />

atorvastatin til simvastatin. Reseptregisteret<br />

viser at over <strong>90</strong> % av de som startet opp med<br />

statiner i 2007 fikk simvastatin.<br />

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ATC gruppe C<br />

When simvastatin was made the drug of<br />

choice in June 2005, many users had to be<br />

switched to simvastatin. Other statins should<br />

only be prescribed to patients on the basis of<br />

solid medical reasons. After implementation<br />

of this regulation the sales of simvastatin<br />

measured in DDDs have increased, while the<br />

sales of atorvastatin and pravastatin have<br />

decreased.<br />

This trend continues in 2007. In July 2007 the<br />

lowest tablet strengths (10 mg and 20 mg) of<br />

atorvastatin were taken out of the general<br />

reimbursement scheme and this have further<br />

increased the switch from atorvastatin to<br />

simvastatin. Data from the Norwegian<br />

Prescription Database indicate that over <strong>90</strong> %<br />

of the new statin users received simvastatin in<br />

2007.

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