On 20/02/2013 08:15, polygonum wrote:


One of the better statins has just dropped (or is about to drop) in
price by something like 92% due to becoming available as a generic. (And
though I am not generally keen on statins, some people might 'need'
them. And that serves as a ready example.)


Atorvastatin has just gone generic.
Its got less side effects than simvastatin AFAIK and quite a lot of
people are being switched over ATM.

I was on Atorvastatin anyway as a week of Simvastatin would make it
difficult to move.