HEART UK is the UK’s only cholesterol charity, providing support, information and influencing services for families and health professionals. Website contains information about cholesterol, triglycerides, medication, and lifestyle advice to help,
Visual summary of primary and secondary prevention lipid management NICE guidelines.
"This decision aid can help patients if they are thinking about taking a statin. It is for people who do not already have heart disease and have not had a stroke." As well as discussing what statins are and their possible side effects, it demonstrates potential statin benefit according to QRISK. To get the most out of this decision aid you should inform the patient of their QRISK score.
NICE guidelines for lipid management in people who are intolerant to statins.