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Part 6: Conclusion
But there is one other major consideration: There is no evidence that they what they actually do what they are supposed to do.
The answer to both questions is: To prevent you having a heart attack, right? "Lipitor has not been shown to prevent heart disease or heart attack."It's the same for the newest drug on the block, Crestor (rosuvastatin). Crestor's website, under "Important safety information about CRESTOR" at the bottom of the page, states that "CRESTOR . . . has not been determined to prevent heart disease, heart attacks or strokes."Crestor's TV advertising (see image) repeats this message:  All the other statins have the same side effects and the same lack of evidence that they will either prevent a heart attack or extend your life. So, if the manufacturers of the statins admit that their statins don't do the only thing you really want them to do, why on earth should you be forced to take them? And, the next question is: Why on earth do doctors prescribe them? Or don't doctors read the literature? The answer is that this push by governments to get practically everyone, it seems, on statins is entirely led by the pharmaceutical companies. There is no evidence whatsoever that these drugs will add so much as one day to your life. But their side effects could ruin your life as some are irreversible. |
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