Lipid-lowering therapy: do hospitals influence the prescribing behavior of general practitioners?

The results of this investigation showed a significant increase in lipid-lowering therapy with a shift from fibrates to the more innovative CSE-inhibitors in the treatment pattern of patients following hospitalization. This study also demonstrates that the patient database used provides a useful insight into the extent of hospital physician influence on prescribing behavior of general practitioners and that this behavior can be quantified.