Half of people prescribed statins are left at high risk of heart disease because the pills fail to lower their cholesterol, a major study suggests.
Experts called for a much more tailored approach to the use of statins in the wake of the ‘clearly alarming’ findings.
The study of 165,400 people, led by the University of Nottingham, showed 49 per cent of patients given the drugs did not see their cholesterol fall to healthy levels within two years.
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