cholesterol-lowering drug therapy almost pays for itself
June 1996
Lately we've seen lots of reports about cholesterol-lowering therapy reducing the risk of heart disease and saving lives.
Now a new analysis in the journal Circulation suggests that cholesterol-lowering drug therapy almost pays for itself...with savings in hospital costs.
Statins can cost about $2 a day...but that's lowered to just 28 cents a day when the savings are taken into account.
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