Millions may be taking statins unnecessarily

Whitaker Institute member Dr John Cullinan, of the population and migration research cluster, and Dr Paula Byrne had the results of a five-year study published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ) which focused on the use of statins amongst people at low risk of cardiovascular disease and the need for better data to help shared decision making.

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