Response to: Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: A 5-year retrospective review

Authors

  • A D Marais Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-5714
  • D J Blom Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • F J Raal Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i10.2450

Keywords:

dyslipidaemia, Prescribed Minimum Benefits

Abstract

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References

1. Ngobeni LM, Moropeng ML, Thsehla E. Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: A 5-year retrospective review. S Afr Med J 2024;114(6b):e1007. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024. v114i6b.1007

2. Klug QE, E Klug, F J Raal, et al. South African dyslipidaemia guideline consensus statement: 2018 update. A joint statement from the South African Heart Association (SA Heart) and the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa (LASSA). S Afr Med J 2018;108(11b):973-1000. S Afr Med J 2018;108(Part 2):973-1000. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i11.13383

3. Klug QE, Raal FJ. Heart groups in South Africa advocate for tighter LDL-C control and lipoprotein(a) testing to curb atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. S Afr Med J 2024;114(5):e1973. https://doi. org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i5.1973

4. Marais AD, Blom DJ, Raal FJ. Familial hypercholesterolaemia in South Africa: A reminder. S Afr Med J 2021;111(8):700-701. http://doi.org/10.7196%2FSAMJ.2021.v111i8.15782

5. Marais AD, Blom DJ. Discovering hypertriglyceridaemia. S Afr Med J 2021;111(8):697. https://doi. org/10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i8.15783

6. Marais AD, Blom DJ, Raal FJ. Management of hyperlipidaemia. S Afr Med J 2024;114(4):e1016. https:// doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i4.1016

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2024-10-03

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Marais AD, Blom DJ, Raal FJ. Response to: Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: A 5-year retrospective review. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 3 [cited 2024 Dec. 9];114(10):e2450. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/2450

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