April 2021
I am in my 50’s, healthy but my cholesterol is 263. My physician called in a prescription for a “statin”. Should I take it?
A healthy man in his 50’s cholesterol test was “elevated” at 263. When a nurse from his physician’s office called with the result, he was told a prescription for a statin was waiting for him. Before picking it up, he wondered if the treatment would be worthwhile. I introduced this question in a previous blog