Re: New "Double" Statin Drug
- From: jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason)
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:57:01 -0700
In article <Xns967FAF722AFB6some1outthere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, listener
<listener@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Robert" <Robertitsme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:0qudnUZDx-u_7CHfRVn-uw@xxxxxxx:
>
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> > "Rita" <nitany_98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:h5mob1tglq086ci33vuur4rv111oig0403@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Saw an ad on TV today for a new drug that contains simvastatin
> >> as in Zocor and another statin as well. The pitch was that
> >> one of them lowers cholesterol caused by diet and the other
> >> lowers cholesterol as a result of heredity. Thus a double
> >> whammy.
> >>
> >> It irritated me so much to see statins advertised on television
> >> that I failed to get the name of the other drug.
> >>
> >> I expect these ads will send many running to their doctors and
> >> asking for them. I've always thought advertising prescription
> >> drugs to the general public is very, very wrong.
> >
> > I seriously doubt that people are running to their doctor for any
> > statins. Most people really don't care about their cholesterol as much
> > as doctors do. People in general are resistant to taking a daily
> > medication with side effects and that goes for blood pressure and
> > anything else. The ones that usually run to their doctor are the ones
> > already taking a medicine and they hate it. They feel it stinks and
> > maybe the newer one is better.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Not only that, but it turns out a lot of people forget to take and/or
> discontinue altogether (for no particular reason) their meds without
> letting their dr. know, including statins.
>
> L.
L.,
Great point. On the back cover of Dr. Cohen's book about statins, it states:
"...Yet, many patients get side effects and a whopping 60 to 70 percent
eventually stop statin treatment."
Jason
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