Abstract
Despite quality and outcomes framework (QOF) targets and impressive research credentials, statins remain underused. Even in those on the medication, statins have failed to reach their full potential in preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The reasons for both appear to be multifactorial and probably include public perception, clinician reluctance to switch or up-titrate, as well as concordance issues. This article aims to explain the reasons why statins are important in the adult population, and will provide the prescribing information to enable confident and informed choices to be made by patients and clinicians. The focus is on lipid-lowering drug actions in older adults, rather than on the multitude of potential therapeutic actions of statins, such as treatment of multiple sclerosis and cancer.
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