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#45 Statins: Prescribing Meds Day vs. Night Part 2 Mind the Gap Segment

#45 Statins: Prescribing Meds Day vs. Night Part 2 Mind the Gap Segment

FromCore IM | Internal Medicine Podcast


#45 Statins: Prescribing Meds Day vs. Night Part 2 Mind the Gap Segment

FromCore IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Night and Day… join us for part II of our exploration into why we prescribe medications in the morning vs. at night, featuring statins!
03:28 How do statins and cholesterol synthesis work again, anyway?
04:00 Power in numbers - what do the meta-analyses say about timing of statins?
04:40 The long and short of it - how half-life may dictate when to take your statin.
07:35 Effect magnitude - does medication timing actually really impact patient outcomes?
10:30 Practical matters - so what should we tell patients?
11:05 Review of teaching points
Show notes, transcripts and references
Released:
Jul 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Core Internal Medicine via following segments: 5 Pearls || Clinically relevant pearls on IM topics! Mind the Gap || Why do we do what we do? Hoofbeats || Dissecting clinical reasoning! At the Bedside || Explore everyday challenges