Q&A: The debate over statins

Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs

<paragraph>What are statins?</paragraph>

<paragraph>Who takes them?</paragraph>

<paragraph>What do they cost the NHS?</paragraph>

<paragraph>What is the debate over statins about?</paragraph>

<paragraph>What are the arguments for prescribing statins to more people?</paragraph>

<paragraph>And what are the arguments against?</paragraph>

<paragraph>How else can cholesterol be lowered?</paragraph>