based on regular practice and judged by physicians, patients with hyperlipidemia who need to start prescribed with a statin; or to switch from current therapy to a statin, or require dosage adjustment for statin

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients diagnosed with hyperlipidemia
• Patients who are just starting a statin treatment, who need to switch from current therapy to a statin medication, or who are receiving dosage adjustment of statin as judged by the physicians
• Patients who are willing to participate in this study and who sign an informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Patient are illiterate or unable to fill the questionnaire for any reason
• Patients with contraindications to the use of certain statins as needed prescribed by physicians (as per commercially available statins package insert) including the use of rosuvastatin.
• Any clinical condition which, in the opinion of the attending physician, would not allow safe administration of the study medications