GPs less likely to prescribe heart meds for women
That's in spite of the fact CHD is less prevalent in men
GPs are underprescribing heart medications for their female patients, with one in five not on any of the recommended drugs, Melbourne researchers have found.
Women and younger people with coronary heart disease (CHD) are less likely to be prescribed the four recommended medications (antiplatelet agents, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers and statins), according to a La Trobe University-led study.
Women are also not being monitored for risk factors as well as men, with GPs less likely to order lipid blood tests for their female heart patients, the study shows.
Researchers analysed almost 131,000 records of patients with CHD, (47% women) using MedicineInsight data from GP practices around the country between 2014 and 2018.
