The Potential Health Risks of Using Statin Drugs

Are You Really Getting the Truth behind Cholesterol Lowering Drugs? If Not, This Is the Perfect Time to Read this Piece (Part-5) continued from (Part-4)

Unfortunately this is the most ignored part to be discussed. Doctors and pharmaceutical company leaders are only talking about the benefits of using statin drugs, alas!, there is almost no one who comes up discussing about the dangers. According to British Medical Journal, 29% people on trial show one or more adverse side effects after going through prescribed statin drugs(1). As discussed in US General Accounting Office, over 51% people show critical adverse side effects as a result of statin drugs administration which can not even be detected before giving the authorization to use(2). It is very unfortunate that the majority of the population including doctors does not know that the potential health risks associated with statin drugs administration can be life threatening over time (3).

Increased Risk for Congestive Heart Failure

Statin Drugs are potent to reduce the production of CoQ10, a natural substance responsible for the management of healthy heart condition. Since our heart is designed in such a fashion that needs abundant energy supply in order to function appropriately. The natural and vital substance CoQ10 makes it certain that the energy flows to the heart properly and sufficiently. As because the production of CoQ10 decreases due to the administration of statin drugs, it inevitably leads to heart muscle weakening, increasing the likelihood of congestive heart failure. Although it has been hypothesized that additional CoQ10 supplement may protect an individual from getting congestive heart failure, several studies have found no such relation.

Decreased Memory and Increased Attention Deficit

Apart from the risk for developing congestive heart failure, statin drugs also increase the risk for developing attention deficit problem accompanied by reduced memory. Since cholesterol is a natural protector of myelin sheath, reduction in the level of cholesterol can be hypothesized to have negative impact on an individual’s memory and attention. Several studies have found this hypothesis holds true.

Apart from all these health issues, statin drugs are found to increase the risk for developing cancer in general. Different studies have proved that there is a strong correlation between statin drugs administration and cancer development (4). Unfortunately, statin drug manufacturing companies are doing their business successfully by ignoring these facts and US Food and Drug Administration has also approved these drugs. It is said that the studies are done on rodents as subjects and the likelihood of developing cancer for humans thus is uncertain. However, the fact is what we can see around us.

References

1. Law, M.R. et al. Quantifying effect of statins on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Medical Journal. 2003 June 28; 326 (7404): 1423.

2. Strom, Brian L. Potential for Conflict of Interest in the Evaluation of Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2004;292: (DOI 10.1001/jama.21.2643).

3. Cohen, S. Jay. Over Dose. 2001. ISBN 1-58542-123-5.

4. Newman, Thomas B. et al. “Carcinogenicity of Lipid-Lowering Drugs.” Journal of the American Medical Association. January 3, 1996-Vol 275, No. 1.

My acknowledgment to Shane Ellison, M.Sc. for writing such a wonderful and informative content "Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs! (Revised and Explained) courtesy of www.healthmyths.net

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Pharmaceutical Market Statistics

Are You Really Getting the Truth behind Cholesterol Lowering Drugs? If Not, This Is the Perfect Time to Read this Piece (Part-4) continued from (Part-3)

In the year 2002, cholesterol lowering drugs covered the total share of 12.5 billion in the market, which holds basically 6.5% of the total market. Geared by excessive marketing campaign, the sales of cholesterol lowering drugs continued to heave. In the year 2004, only Lipitor held the 10 billion dollar market and needless to say, the quantity is increasing day by day. Quite obviously, huge revenue outshines the actual fact. Statin drugs are of no exception. This is why you will once in a blue moon hear the truth about the wellbeing and effectiveness of these drugs. In its place, what you will usually hear is the market propaganda geared on the way to healthy individuals who have enough and secure level of cholesterol. But the fact is: high level of cholesterol can promote longer life and there is no role played by the statin drugs except increasing the health risks of the person involved.

Reference

http://www.inpharm.com/External/InpH/1,2580,1-4-5675-0-inp_intelligence_news-0-306068,00.html

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The Business Model Designed by Pharmaceutical Companies

(Are You Really Getting the Truth behind Cholesterol Lowering Drugs? If Not, This Is the Perfect Time to Read this Piece (Part-3) continued from Part-2)

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) announced a forged resolution about cholesterol lowering drugs. The former class of cholesterol lowering drugs is referred to as ‘fibrates’, while the newer known as ‘statins’. Consider it from the perspective of pharmaceutical companies. Isn’t it really great to make normal healthy people to patient in order to increase business for them? So their proposed business model is a 3 point business model – 1st point: the problem, which is cholesterol; 2nd point: state of reaction and 3rd point: treatment, which is cholesterol lowering drugs. Do you know that statin drugs are most extensively purchased pharmaceutical drugs in the history of medical science?

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Are You Really Getting the Truth behind Cholesterol Lowering Drugs? If Not, This Is the Perfect Time to Read this Piece (Part-2)

Continued from yesterday’s post

Although the majority of people believe that high cholesterol does serious harm to your health, several studies but say some another story. In fact, a wide number of studies actually claim that the higher our cholesterol is, the better would be our health, and vice versa. Unfortunately, the millions billions dollar pharmaceutical industry has manipulated the truth and present it to something else, far from actual reality. It is very important to generate mass awareness as soon as possible in order to minimize the number of mortality as caused due to heart disease.

How the Healthy People Turn Out to Be Patients over Time

As estimated by American Heart Association, nearly 105 million people in the United States are having cholesterol level of 200mg/dL or over. Can you assume what it means to the pharmaceutical companies? Yes, you are just right, it means 105 million patients to these pharmaceutical companies. To be honest with my readers, these pharmaceutical companies are greedy and dishonest and that compel them to design their MASS FEAR CAMPAIGN against cholesterol. With their false campaigns they make the general people afraid of cholesterol. These campaigns are advocated by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), who persuaded to the people living on the surface of the earth that LDL cholesterol is harmful for health.

For more please stay tuned till 5th August, 2008

Are You Really Getting the Truth behind Cholesterol Lowering Drugs? If Not, This Is the Perfect Time to Read this Piece (Part-1)

Cholesterol lowering drugs, also referred to as ‘statins’, are administered to the patients suffering from high cholesterol problem. In the commercial marketplace, these drugs are known as Crestor (rosuvastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin). Although the majority of people believe that these drugs are useful and effective in preventing the cardiac problem, this is actually not. In fact, this is unquestionably a false idea and dangerous too!

The fact is: cholesterol lowering myth is actually popularized by different greedy pharmaceutical companies for their own benefit, and this myth is probably one of the deadliest myths ever come in the history of medical science. In this post we will discuss the importance of cholesterol in our system, the business policy promoted by statin drugs manufacturing and distributing companies and many more. So, stay tuned for tomorrow’s post.

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