Optimizing LDL-C Lowering Therapy: Adherence, Guidelines, and Novel Treatments
In this Pharmacy Times Peer Exchange series, expert panelists discuss key updates and clinical insights related to hyperlipidemia. The discussion focuses on the goals of lipid-lowering therapy after cardiovascular events, which focus on aggressively reducing LDL cholesterol to guideline-recommended targets to minimize recurrent risk, using stepwise strategies that prioritize statins and intensify therapy with additional agents when needed.
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Optimizing LDL-C Lowering Therapy: Adherence, Guidelines, and Novel Treatments
Panelists explore how treatment goals differ between primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention, emphasizing risk stratification, guideline application, and strategies to optimize long-term outcomes through individualized, multidisciplinary care.
Panelists examine how LDL-C targets vary by cardiovascular risk level and highlights the role of pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams in delivering effective patient education to improve adherence and long-term outcomes.
Cardiovascular experts discuss how to assess statin intolerance, expand prescribing of non-statin LDL-C–lowering therapies to primary care and pharmacy teams, and monitor for adverse events in clinical practice.