Prescribing: GPs divided over statins for healthy patients

"Doctors are split over the benefits of offering statins to healthy people, according to an international survey. The results come as the DoH considers increasing the number of people who receive the drugs for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. England's national director for heart disease and stroke Professor Roger Boyle has said NICE will review whether more patients should receive them. The online poll of 2,553 readers by the New England Journal of Medicine found 48 per cent believe the therapeutic use of statins in healthy people should be changed based on results of the JUPITER trial" - Healthcare Republic