[Statins available from chemist shops will not positively affect health].
Statins should not become available as over- or behind-the-counter drugs at chemist shops. The efficacy of these drugs when given in low dosages has not been proved although the negative aspect of possible side effects remains a realistic possibility. The use of statins as compensation for an unhealthy lifestyle is not desirable and there is a danger that patients with high vascular risk would receive treatment without being adequately supervised.
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Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Huispost 463, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. a.stalenhoef@aig.umcn.nl
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008019:Life Style
D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors