Nearly all men over 60 and women over 75 eligible for statins, analysis suggests

Nearly all men over 60 and women over 75 eligible for statins, analysis suggests

11.8 million adults in England are eligible to be offered cholesterol-lowering drugs, say researchers who examined 2014 guidance on statins set out by Nice Almost all men over 60 and women over 75 should be eligible for statins, according to a new analysis. After examining guidance on which patients should be offered statin therapy, researchers…