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Cost impact of undertaking detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australian general practice

Cost impact of undertaking detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australian general practice

20/07/2022

Screening and management in general practice has the potential for substantial health benefits while requiring relatively modest investments from the health system.


Implications of new clinical practice guidance on familial hypercholesterolaemia for Australian general practitioners

Implications of new clinical practice guidance on familial hypercholesterolaemia for Australian general practitioners

23/08/2021

Recent consensus advice on the care of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) supports improved care of patients with FH in the primary care setting.


Evolving worldwide approaches to lipid management and implications for Australian general practice

Evolving worldwide approaches to lipid management and implications for Australian general practice

23/04/2021

Guidelines on assessing and managing lipid disorders are evolving as new knowledge and treatments emerge to help health professionals and patients decide the best course of disease management.


Universal screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in newborns: Time for general practice to contribute

Universal screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in newborns: Time for general practice to contribute

29/03/2023

Familial hypercholesterolaemia, an autosomal dominant genetic condition, affects one in 250 people in Australia. Universal genetic screening of newborns for FH should be provided in Australia.


Familial hypercholesterolaemia and cascade testing in general practice: Lessons from COVID-19

Familial hypercholesterolaemia and cascade testing in general practice: Lessons from COVID-19

25/11/2020

The recent increased public experience with epidemiological concepts such as contact tracing offers new potential to improve detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.


Familial hypercholesterolaemia: A guide for general practice

Familial hypercholesterolaemia: A guide for general practice

29/08/2019

Primary care has much to offer in the future diagnosis and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it requires greater awareness and a better appreciation of cumulative cholesterol burden.


Overall medicine burden for people on lipid-lowering therapy: Cross-sectional analysis of national pharmacy dispensing data

Overall medicine burden for people on lipid-lowering therapy: Cross-sectional analysis of national pharmacy dispensing data

21/03/2025

This paper describes the overall number of prescriptions and unique medicines dispensed and costs borne by a cohort of patients treated with lipid-lowering therapy.


Participant experiences of intervention to detect and manage familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australian general practice: A qualitative descriptive study

Participant experiences of intervention to detect and manage familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australian general practice: A qualitative descriptive study

01/09/2022

Patient health literacy is a barrier to both management of familial hypercholesterolaemia and cascade testing.

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