(Hudson, OH, 20 January 2014) Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Lexicomp® Online™, its hospital-wide referential drug information solution, has been updated to reflect key concepts from the recent ACC/AHA Blood Cholesterol Guidelines.
The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA) recently released treatment guidelines for the management of high cholesterol. These impactful guidelines have been highly anticipated for more than 10 years. Drug monographs in Lexicomp Online now include key concepts of these guidelines as they apply to the use of the Statin drug class to manage high blood cholesterol.
The announcement is here.