The efficacy and necessity
of these drugs has long been debated in the natural health world — mainly questioning whether the absolute benefit
of the drug justifies the lifetime prescription or whether the approach
of «blocking» cholesterol makes sense given that cholesterol is vital for so many other
areas of human health — but for those that do
decide to take Lipitor, Crestor or other statins, it's important to consider the drug's other effects
on the
body.
Item 26 — proposed subsection 203AE (7), and Item 24 — proposed subsections 203AD (3B) and (3C) which will allow the Minister to consider any information in his or her possession (personally, or in the possession
of the Department) when
deciding on the recognition period or whether to vary a representative
body's
area.