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HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Use in the Aged

A Review of Clinical Experience

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While the benefit of cholesterol-lowering in the elderly has yet to be proven in clinical trials, individuals at high risk of coronary events who otherwise enjoy a good quality of life, should not be denied cholesterol-lowering therapy on the basis of age alone. Moreover, hypolipidaemic drugs are already extensively used in the aged. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors lovastatin, simvastatin and pravastatin are potent well tolerated hypolipidaemic therapies in young subjects. Although there have been few studies on their use in elderly subjects, the available data suggest the efficacy and safety of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors is similar to that established for younger age groups.

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Lintott, C.J., Scott, R.S. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Use in the Aged. Drug & Aging 2, 518–529 (1992). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199202060-00007

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