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Table 2 Preferred options for management of statin intolerance

From: Lipid management in India: a nationwide, cross-sectional physician survey

Preferred strategy

Number of respondents (%)

Reducing statin dose

140 (39.0)

Stopping statin and restarting at a lower dose

124 (34.5)

Using alternative statin

80 (22.3)

Using non-statin drugs

39 (10.9)

Other (lifestyle modification)

5 (1.4)

TOTAL

359