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Name all of the prescribed drugs you

have taken

DRUGS!

Prescribed Medication

L.O: To evaluate the use of prescribed medication such as statins to treat

cardiovascular disease

What would life be like without drugs?

LEGAL DRUGS

The overall impact of legal drugs (prescribed and non-prescribed) is much greater than the impact of illegal drugs because far more people use them

Question ….

• What are the top 10 most prescribed drugs?

Simvastatin

WHAT ARE THE TOP TWO DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR?

Heart

Disease!

Read / research Should we prescribe more, less or the same amount of statins?

Looking at this data do you think statins are an effective

drug? Why?

Figure 1 This graph shows the effects of different doses of different statins on the ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood

Read and answer the news article questions on statins

Does your doctor always know best?

Should you take whatever medicine the doctor prescribes for you without question?

Is Simvastatin the best drug for treating cardiovascular disease?

Task:exam question on statins

EXAM SKILLS!

•EVALUATE

– Evaluate means more than just comparing the two methods.

– You will need to write down some of the pros and cons for both systems, AND then state which one is better and why.

– You should then complete your answer with a conclusion.

TASK

• Evaluate the effects of statins on cardiovascular disease compared with aspirin.

• QWC!