Statins' side effects outweigh any of their potential benefits.
The cholesterol-lowering medications do not reduce death rates in any patients, a leading expert has warned.
Professor Sherif Sultan, president, the International Society for Vascular Surgery, said: 'People are taking this drug to prevent a problem and [are] creating a disaster.'
Side effects vary between individuals, with one in 1,000 suffering visual disturbances and increased bleeding; one in 100 experiencing inflammation of the liver and pancreas; and as many as one in 10 developing headache and muscle pain.
Statins are prescribed to around one in four adults in the UK, making them the most common treatment given out by doctors.
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