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Ongoing activities to optimize the quality and efficiency of lipid-lowering agents in the Scottish national health service: influence and implications

Axel LeporowskiDepartment of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United KingdomView further author information
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Brian GodmanDepartment of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedicial Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom;Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden;School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia;Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Garankuwa, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Amanj KurdiDepartment of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedicial Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom;Department of pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IraqView further author information
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Sean MacBride-StewartPharmacy Prescribing Support Unit, National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Margaret RyanPharmacy Prescribing Support Unit, National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Simon HurdingNHS Health Scotland, Edinburgh, UKView further author information
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Renata CRM Do NascimentoDepartment of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedicial Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom;Post-Graduate Program of Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil;SUS Collaborating Centre for Technology Assessment and Excellence in Health (CCATES), School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilView further author information
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Marion BennieDepartment of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedicial Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United KingdomView further author information
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Alec MortonDepartment of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United KingdomView further author information
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Pages 655-666 | Received 07 Mar 2018, Accepted 14 Jul 2018, Published online: 03 Aug 2018

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