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Reasons patients were excluded from the switch from atorvastatin to simvastatin J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23.

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1 Reasons patients were excluded from the switch from atorvastatin to simvastatin
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

2 Outcome of patients originally being prescribed 10 or 20 mg atorvastatin
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

3 Total serum cholesterol before and after switching from atorvastatin to simvastatin
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

4 Total cholesterol before (closed diamonds) and after (open squares) switching from atorvastatin to simvastatin - Dotted line marks audit standard J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

5 Reasons patients were excluded from the switch from losartan to candesartan
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

6 Reasons patients were switched back to losartan
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

7 Outcome of patients originally being prescribed losartan
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

8 Blood pressure before and after switching from losartan to candesartan
J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

9 Systolic and diastolic blood pressure recordings before (closed diamonds) and after (open squares) switching from losartan to candesartan for patients without diabetes or cardiovascular disease (CVD; A), with diabetes (B) and with CVD (C). Dotted lines indicated audit standard J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23

10 Outcome Representative sample of respondents’ comments on how they felt when they were asked to change their medication J. A. Usher-Smith, et al. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15–23


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