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Old 04-04-14 | 09:41 AM
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FMB42
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Originally Posted by OldsCOOL
The doc said the studies are CONCLUSIVE that Lipitor will be beneficial in preventing a heart attack later in life.
My questions would be:

A: who performed these "studies"?

B: who paid for these "studies"?

C: who's going to "benefit" the most from you taking this drug; you, or the doctor/pharmaceutical company?

Meanwhile, it's become all to common for "conclusively beneficial" drugs to later be found as being ineffective and/or far more dangerous than previously thought. I'll also mention that a relative of mine had a doctor who peddled an osteoporosis drug to her that was later found to cause cancer, which she subsequently was diagnosed with. Other doctors later indicated to her that "exposing yourself to cancer in order to possibly reduce the chances of bone fractures" was absolute nonsense in their opinion. Btw, IIRC, it was later found that so-called "conclusive" testing knowingly and willingly covered up the fact that this drug caused cancer at much higher rates than what the manufacturer admitted to.

However, only you and your doctors can decide what you should do. My main concern was that you should get a second opinion.

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