Treatment and Response to Statins: Gender-related Differences

Response to drug administra tion is a primary determinant for treatment succe ss. Sex and gender dispari tie s play a role in determining the efficacy and safety of the most commonly used medication s suggesting the need fora sex-ta ilo red approach in prescrip tion. Statins are a cost-effective strategy for cardiovascular disease (eVO) prevention. While stat­ in s are similarly effective in secondary evo preventio n, some concerns raised by conflicting data reported in primary evo prevention clinica! trial