Erin Allman‑Updyke and Erin Welsh
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first heard Aug 2026
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And so as our guidelines shift to incorporate more of these, like it is very valid to question these conflicts of interest, whether they are real or perceived, like they matter.
They matter.
They do matter.
And I think that this is, like you said, as these guidelines are shifting, there's these questions around, like, what's behind these guidelines?
Is there evidence for it, et cetera?
At the same time, decades of statin research.
These drugs have been around for decades.
Almost 40 years.
40 years now, yeah.
Decades of research have proven the value of statins, and that research is not solely conducted by industry, but large-scale work being done across the globe, not just within pharmaceutical sectors in the United States, but across the globe.
And while, yes, of course pharmaceutical companies love a drug that someone has to take for long periods of time, many statins today are available in a generic form, and so they're not as profitable as they once were.
In any case, your primary care doc is not getting a kickback from prescribing these drugs.
They simply don't want you to die from heart disease.
It's so true, Erin.
It's true.
Okay.
Another big reason that people cited was side effects.
including or specifically muscle symptoms.
This is one of the top reasons that people stop taking or never start taking statins.
Side effects are real and important to take seriously because they can truly impact quality of life.
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