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Old 3rd Oct 2015, 13:53
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I appreciate your posts and knowledge and past help on a delicate matter! None of us are against medication but some have light side effects some medium and some debilitating side effects which can cause damage in their own rights like Statins which are proven to cause diabetes!
While not questioning the benefits to seriously ill patients where they are considered the better of two evils at what point do you recommend their use ? Fit and healthy ? Mild problems ? Or severe ?
Maybe we should label drugs as green Amber or Red depending on their known or even suspected side effects to give patients a better idea of what they are taking!
While maybe not scientifically proven there is enough smoke around Statins to indicate a fire and these claims which pop up in the press should be scientifically disproven rather than the other way around ?

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