Doctors Told to Prescribe Statins
Posted on: Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 06:00 CST
The National Council for Health and Clinical Excellence has told doctors to prescribe statins to patients with a 20 per cent risk of developing heart disease within 10 years
. Statins are believed to save 7,000 lives a year, but of the five on the market, just one is available over the counter, and only at a low dose. Two million people are already taking statins in the UK but 3.3 million people may become eligible.Source: Independent, The; London (UK)
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