{"id":32951,"date":"2015-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/aussies-cut-back-on-statins-after-abc-story\/"},"modified":"2015-06-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T00:00:00","slug":"aussies-cut-back-on-statins-after-abc-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/will-goodings\/aussies-cut-back-on-statins-after-abc-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussies cut back on statins after ABC story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>More than 60,000 Australians cut back on or stopped taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins after a program questioning their effectiveness aired on Australian TV, researchers have estimated.<\/h3>\n<p>The dramatic figures have been reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">abc.net.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>University of Sydney researchers found an immediate impact after the science program Catalyst aired on the ABC in October 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers looked at the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medication records of 191,000 people and found 14,000 fewer people dispensing statins per week than expected.<\/p>\n<p>Their work was published in the Medical Journal of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers said an estimated 60,897 fewer people filled their statins prescriptions in the eight months following the Catalyst broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/why-wedding-ring-finger-goes-on-fourth-finger\">REAL REASON WHY WEDDING RING GOES ON THE FOURTH FINGER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/crows-fans-breathe-sigh-of-relief\">CROWS FANS BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 60,000 Australians cut back on or stopped taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins after a program questioning their effectiveness aired on Australian TV, researchers have estimated. 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