Adherence and persistence in the use of statins and ezetimibe over 8 years in a real-life study

Adherence and persistence to treatment are crucial in statin therapy as they are synonymous with efficacy and quality of care. The aim of this study was the real-life assessment of adherence and persistence over eight years in treatment-naive patients receiving atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, ezetimibe.Adherence to treatment was calculated using the 'proportion of days covered' method and persistence as the difference between...