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With a Number Needed to Treat of 100, can Lipitor really be considered a "wonder drug"? A wonder for Pfizer's bank account maybe.
by nsxwolf 12y ago
With a Number Needed to Treat of 100, can Lipitor really be considered a "wonder drug"?
A wonder for Pfizer's bank account maybe.
- refurb 12y agoFair point, but also consider the options we have in terms of reducing cardiovascular complications. Most of the other drugs don't work as well and have more severe side-effects. It may not stack up well against other drugs, but for CV disease, it's the best we've got for reducing CV risk.