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A Wonder Drug for Heart Attacks Which “Does Not Work”

By Dietdoctor @DietDoctor1
A Wonder Drug for Heart Attacks Which “Does Not Work”

Dropping cholesterol to unprecedented low levels, using a new drug, was supposed to almost end heart disease. Unfortunately, that did not happen. Now experts question whether the expensive drug should be used at all:

A new "hugely expensive" cholesterol drug does not improve overall survival chances for patients with heart disease and should be withdrawn from use, experts have said:

The Telegraph: NHS wasting tens of thousands a year on 'wonder' drug for stroke and heart attacks which does not work, experts claim

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