Consider statins for millions more people in England, NHS told About 15 million more people in England could be prescribed daily cholesterol-lowering statin pills to cut their risk of heart attacks and stroke, new advice for the NHS says.
Given the very cheap price of the tablets and the possible health gains, they should be considered more often, the draft guidance says.
There can be side effects though.
There is debate about how widely this long-term treatment should be given and what associated risks are acceptable. BBC News
See also:
- Statins could be a choice for more people to reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes NICE
- Statins should be offered to anyone who wants them under new NHS guidance The Daily Telegraph
- New statins guidance could make extra 15m people eligible in England The Guardian
- GPs to prescribe statins at a lower risk under updated draft NICE guidance Pulse
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