The numbers are not being used anymore. That tells me they didn't mean much in the first place. The fact is they were rather fabricated by Big Pharma and sold to doctors as miracle drugs (which they are most definitely not).

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ghlight=statin
The new criteria are on this link, including the "revised" criteria.

I only provide the information here that your doctor either ignores or doesn't know about. It is your decision ultimately as to whether to take them or not.

Zocor is under scrutiny now because it is lipophilic (meaning enters fatty areas like the brain and nerves ) to only use low doses or none at all.