title: Severely frail elderly patients do not need lipid-lowering drugs.
abstract: After performing a systematic review, members of the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) program and the Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service found that evidence does not support lipid-lowering therapy for severely frail elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. laurie.mallery@nshealth.ca.
authors.forename: Laurie Herzig
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mallery
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Paige
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moorhouse
authors.affiliation: Team Lead, Drug Evaluation Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLean Veysey
authors.affiliation: Academic Detailing Service, Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Academic Detailing Service, Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Isobel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fleming
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000075203:Contraindications, Drug; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011788:Quality of Life; D055502:Secondary Prevention
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents