Statins in general are relevant for a different reason - see "The Men Who Made Us Spend" episode 2, around 19:30 onwards (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2304

Statins in general are relevant for a different reason - see "The Men Who Made Us Spend" episode 2, around 19:30 onwards (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23048w_the-men-who-made-us-spend-ep-2-hd_lifestyle http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23048w_the-men-who-made-us...). Apparently some doctors consider statins to be overprescribed and Pfizer has worked hard to drive that - in 2012, Lipitor (Atorvastatin) became the best selling drug ever.