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      <JournalTitle>Journal of Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 5</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>January - December, 2016</Season>
      <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue>
      <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue>
      <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA>
      <PubDate>
        <Year>-0001</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Pharmacy</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>Factors Influencing Prescribing of Statins in Singapore Compared to Queensland, Australia</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
      <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA>
      <FirstPage>335</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>340</LastPage>
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          <FirstName>Rebecca A</FirstName>
          <LastName>Curran</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Nijole L</FirstName>
          <LastName>Bernaitis</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Andrew K</FirstName>
          <LastName>Davey</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>H Laetitia</FirstName>
          <LastName>Hattingh</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Amelia</FirstName>
          <LastName>McFarland</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Esther Chue Mei</FirstName>
          <LastName>Ching</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Teo Siew</FirstName>
          <LastName>Chong</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Ching Chi</FirstName>
          <LastName>Keong</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Shailendra</FirstName>
          <LastName>Anoopkumar-Dukie</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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      <Abstract>HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are widely prescribed for dyslipidaemia with established benefits in reducing cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity. Controversy remains surrounding statin use in low risk patients and patients of certain ethnicities. The aim of this study was to identify factors which influence the prescribing of statins by interviewing doctors from Queensland, Australia and Singapore. Purposive interviews were conducted with prescribers in Queensland Australia (n=20) and Singapore (n=21) to determine factors influencing statin prescribing. Cost, availability of generics and statin potency were major factors significantly influencing Singaporean prescribers compared to Australian prescribers (p</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Statins HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Prescribing Australia Singapore</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://aaspjournal.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=5924&amp;title=Factors Influencing Prescribing of Statins in Singapore Compared to Queensland, Australia</Abstract>
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        <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage>
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