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[130] Evidence for statins in people over 70

[130] Evidence for statins in people over 70

June 13, 2021 Therapeutics Letter Leave a Comment

Therapeutics Letters 48, 49 and 77 summarized the effects of statins in secondary and primary prevention populations studied in randomized controlled trials (RCTs).1,2,3 This best available evidence comes from RCTs that enrolled mostly men aged … Read More

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How do you prescribe statins in  the elderly?

How do you prescribe statins in the elderly?

June 13, 2021 Portrait Leave a Comment

How do you prescribe statins in the elderly? The Therapeutics Initiative produced and distributed individual prescribing Portraits on statins to patients age 70 and older (2019-2020) to approximately 5200 family doctors in BC. Eligible physicians … Read More

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[Jun 16] Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials – Preliminary results of the restoration of the FOURIER (evolocumab) trial

[Jun 16] Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials – Preliminary results of the restoration of the FOURIER (evolocumab) trial

May 28, 2021 Education Leave a Comment

PRESENTER: Dr. Erviti is a qualified hospital pharmacist. In 1992, he worked as an assistant professor of Pharmacology in the Public University of Navarre and earned his doctorate in 1994. From 1994 to 2003, Juan joined the National Health Service … Read More

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[Jun 23] TI Best Evidence Webinar: Rational Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs)

[Jun 23] TI Best Evidence Webinar: Rational Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs)

April 30, 2021 Education Leave a Comment

PRESENTER: Dr. Davie Wong is an infectious disease consultant at Royal Columbian Hospital and Eagle Ridge Hospital in Fraser Health. He has an office practice in a multidisciplinary clinic in Burnaby called Centrio Medical Specialists. He also … Read More

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[Jun 30] TI Methods Speaker Series: How to improve clinical trial reporting – insights from Europe and the US

[Jun 30] TI Methods Speaker Series: How to improve clinical trial reporting – insights from Europe and the US

May 14, 2021 Education Leave a Comment

TI Methods Speaker Series The TI Methods Speaker Series are offered free of charge and everyone is welcome. The event is held at noon on the last Wednesday of each month and used to take place in Rudy North Lecture Theatre (CBH 101) in the Centre … Read More

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