What I found to be an interesting aspect of the fact that statins inhibit the production of COQ10 is that in one of the earliest statin patents awarded to Merck, the patent explains this effect clearly and in fact the patent is specifically for a combo pill, statin + COQ10. I later heard an unsubstianted story that Merck subsequently found out that there was not enough material available for the production of the COQ10 part at a reasonable cost, so they quietly dropped the combo pill lest it interfere with their statin revenues.

Merck's corporate motto is "Where the patient comes first." Ummm

Just thought some might find this bit of trivia interesting.