Use of high-intensity statins for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the veterans affairs health system: Practice impact of the new cholesterol guidelines

Well shit , this just proves doctors and researchers don't keep up-to-date in their areas. Something I have been proving for years.

The USDA is recommending that simvastatin 80 mg be used only in patients who have been taking this dose for 12 months or more and have not experienced any muscle toxicity. It should not be prescribed to new patients. June 8, 2011.

The latest here: 10/04/2016

Use of high-intensity statins for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the veterans affairs health system: Practice impact of the new cholesterol guidelines