What Doctors Don't Tell YouAt least one in 10 elderly people is prescribed a drug they should not be taking - and the true figure could well be twice as bad. Worse, many of the drugs that are being inappropriately prescribed have a high risk of causing side-effects.
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New US guidelines meant to take the guesswork out of diagnosing ‘high’ cholesterol in patients could lead to a dramatic, and inappropriate, increase in the number of people receiving lipid-lowering drug therapy, according to a recent report.
