Markossian TW, et al. - In this cross-sectional analysis, the goal was to determine statin use and statin dose among Veterans with dialysis dependent CKD enrolled in and/or using Veteran's Affairs healthcare. For this purpose, researchers linked records from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs Managerial Cost Accounting Pharmacy National Data Extracts and Medicare Part D during calendar year 2013. They also linked VA Medical SAS datasets, VA Fee Basis datasets (for non-VA care paid for by VA), Medicare claims and the United States Renal Data Systems patient core files to obtain information regarding the venue of dialysis and patient characteristics. Overall, 18,494 Veterans with dialysis-dependent CKD were identified. They noted that the prescription of statins was common in Veterans receiving maintenance dialysis and high dose utilization constituted nearly one-third of statin utilization in this population.