Statins are a lot like climate change. Two sides, the establishment versus outsiders, each claiming their side is correct, arguing over mountains of data that you can never personally verify.

However, there is zero financial incentive for a physician to prescribe a statin. They are all generic medications. A month prescription is approximately $10.

We do not yet have final word on this topic, we will have a better understanding as time progresses, but until then I continue to recommend statins to my patients with appropriate risk factors, for the same reasons I find climate change credible. The data showing benefit is not just limited to the United States, it is international, and to essentially falsify something involving millions of individuals and thousands of researchers around the world just isn't feasible.