Use and misuse of statins after ACS: analysis of a prescription database of a community setting of 2,042,968 subjects

In a community setting, the rate of prescription of statins seems to be satisfactory. However, the dosages of statins suggest that the recommendation to use intensive statin treatment seems to be not adequately followed. Further, prescription continuity over time was suboptimal. There is still a relevant gap between evidence-based recommendations and what actually happens in routine clinical practice.