Rule of six

German translation: Sechser-Regel / Sechs-Prozent-Regel

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English term or phrase:	Rule of six
German translation:	Sechser-Regel / Sechs-Prozent-Regel
Entered by:	Christine Lam

23:54 Oct 24, 2006

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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

English term or phrase: Rule of six

This failure to titrate may be linked to physicians’ perceptions of the limited LDL-C-lowering benefits that doubling the dose of statin produces. He explained that virtually all of the lipid-lowering effects of statin monotherapy take place at the recommended starting doses, and each doubling of the dose for any statin contributes only an additional 6% reduction in LDL-C
levels. He noted that this has been referred to as
the “Rule of 6”
und:
The statin Rule of 6 refers to the small (6%) incremental
reduction in LDL-C produced by doubling the dose of statin

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Sechser-Regel

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Duale Cholesterinsenkung gibt es jetzt in einer Tablette - [ Translate this page ]
Denn nach der Sechser-Regel vermindert sich bei einer Verdoppelung der Statin-Dosis der LDL-Wert um sechs Prozent. Für die zusätzliche Senkung des Ezetimibs ...
www.aerztezeitung.de/docs/2004/04/14/068a0501.asp

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Patricia Daehler
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Local time: 18:33

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Sechser-Regel

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rule of six

Sechser-Regel

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Local time: 18:33
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