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Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is estimated that 17.9 million deaths (representing 32% of all deaths) in 2019 were attributed to CVD.1 With a high prevalent global burden of the disease, there is a major impetus on prevention. A major part of the management and prevention of CVD lies in adherence to medications and lifestyle changes, with the intention of lowering future cardiovascular events, and for symptom control.2 Medications are prescribed, either as primary prevention for those at high risk for future cardiovascular events, or secondary prevention of future e