Big Pharma

[BrianTheElder]

You probably saw the recent "news" that scientists say the more statins you have the better...
Well, Zoe Harcombe completely demolished this in her blog as usual.
However, I thought you may like to see what Zoe disclosed of the background of the "scientists" that published the research.

“Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Khunti reported receiving personal fees from Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Sanofi, and Servier; reported receiving grants from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Roche; reported serving as a consultant for Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Lilly, AstraZeneca, Servier, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Boehringer Ingelheim, Amgen, Bayer, and Abbot; and reported serving as a speaker for Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Lilly, AstraZeneca, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Boehringer Ingelheim. Dr Danese reported receiving grants from Amgen. Dr Kutikova reported owning Amgen stock. Dr Catterick reported owning Amgen stock. Dr Sorio-Vilela reported owning Amgen stock. Dr Gleeson reported receiving grants from Amgen. Dr Kondapally Seshasai reported receiving personal fees from Amgen, reported serving as a consultant for Amgen, and reported receiving grants from Kowa and Sanofi. Dr Brownrigg reported receiving personal fees from Amgen and reported serving as a consultant for Amgen. Dr Ray reported receiving personal fees from lectures from Amgen, Sanofi, Regeneron, Medicines Company, Kowa, Cipla, Algorithm, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novo Nordisk, Takeda, and Astra Zeneca; reported serving as a consultant for Amgen, Sanofi, Regeneron, Medicines Company, Cerenis, Lilly, Ionis Pharma, Akcea, Esperion, and AbbVie; and reported receiving grants from Sanofi, Regeneron, Amgen, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, and Pfizer through his institution.”

What chance do we stand???

 

[kitedoc]

Yep, no thought about objectivity and you have to dig to find these connections. The varmits are slowly being hailed into line about conflict of interest but not fast enough.

 

[Guzzler]

High intensity treatment resulted in 50% reduction? They're not getting their hands on my cholesterol!

 

[Member496333]

Statins - make yourself chronically sick with the standard pro-inflammatory western diet, then when cholesterol arrives in the arteries attempting to repair the damage, buy our drug that stops the body from manufacturing too much cholesterol.

FIXED!

 

[DavidGrahamJones]

. . . . . . manufacturing too much cholesterol.

And prevents the uptake of CoQ10 which is why so many people report leg muscle pain, cognitive problems (brain fog) and poor sleep. Even Merck Pharmaceutical realised this in 1990 when they obtained a patent for a statin/CoQ10 combination pill.

 

[Krystyna23040]

@BrianTheElder Brilliant post. It looks like Dr Aseem Malhotra agrees with everyone who has posted on this thread. The 'i' reported on the study on Saturday. Dr Aseem Malhotra was quoted as saying "The overwhelming majority of people taking statins, including heart attack patients, will derive no benefit whatsoever....I take the conclusions of this research with a huge pinch of salt '.
So we are in very good company as we also take the conclusions with a large pinch of salt!

 

[Daphne917]

And prevents the uptake of CoQ10 which is why so many people report leg muscle pain, cognitive problems (brain fog) and poor sleep. Even Merck Pharmaceutical realised this in 1990 when they obtained a patent for a statin/CoQ10 combination pill.

And increase the risk of developing T2 diabetes in some patients

 

[Charis1213]

And mimic Parkisnon's and dementia .

 

[DavidGrahamJones]

And mimic Parkisnon's and dementia .

Interesting, not heard that one. Any links available?

 

[JohnEGreen]

And mimic Parkisnon's and dementia .

I don't know about mimicking Parkinson's and dementia but they may well increase the risk of developing Parkinson's.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317931.php

 

[lucylocket61]

My husband was told, when he rang up for his test result this week, that all was fine.This was the cholesterol test asked for by the blood donor unit, as his blood cholesterols were apparently elevated last time he donated last month.

Today he got a letter from the surgery, asking him to go in and pick up a cholesterol reducing medication (Unspecified as to the type or dose). No indication of why, except that hi levels are higher than the acceptable target for his age? or GP follow up or appointment suggested to discuss it.?

This has BIG implications for him continuing as a blood donor. If the GP wont say his cholesterol is fine, he cant donate until the GP say it is OK to do so.

Do people really just wander down the surgery and take lifelong drugs, with no follow up or discussion with a GP like this?

He is booking an appointment with the GP to find out what is going on, and get some figures of his levels. It was a complete fasting lipid panel test. Our surgery does not do online results, and the staff wont tell him.

 

[Charis1213]

I don't know about mimicking Parkinson's and dementia but they may well increase the risk of developing Parkinson's.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317931.php

Yes my dad supposedly had them both yet he never had the shakes and could remember everything and yet was diagnosed with both , he died last April .