Rosuvastatin appears to lower the risk of heart disease in healthy people.
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Sanderson, K. Should healthy people take statins too?. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1218
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1218