My doctor told me that there really was no evidence that statins saved lives and did not recommend them automatically for moderately high cholestoral levels.
Further to the over prescribing for bottom line benefit of the pharmaceutical companies, there was recently released a series of studies of antidepressants which found, unless the person is very seriously depressed, they really don't do anything more than a placebo. And that the amount prescribed has increased to ridiculous proportions. I can't remember the numbers but it was really an eye opener.
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