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Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds

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Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds
The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
Extracted Claims
  • Statin pills are much safer than advertised.

    Confidence: 100%

  • A major review found statin pills to be much safer than advertised.

    Confidence: 100%

  • The results of the review concerning statins were published in The Lancet journal.

    Confidence: 100%

  • The review's results come from trials.

    Confidence: 100%

  • The trials involved more than 120,000 people.

    Confidence: 100%

  • The trials compared statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

    Confidence: 100%

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The Lancet(organization)