Evidence for Caution: Women and statin use.

On the highest quality, most credible data possible. There must be solid evidence of advantage over harm and careful analysis of any serious adverse outcomes that may arise immediately or with years or decades of use or when used in conjunction with other drugs commonly prescribed for women. In other words, a Canadian woman should be able to take a pill, safe in the knowledge that its benefits and safety were tested on women like her. She should embark on long-term commitment to a drug therapy with the understanding that she is highly likely to derive a clear advantage in terms of health and longevity and also feel confident that information about any risks will be explained to her in meaningful and accessible language.

http://www.whp-apsf.ca/pdf/statinsEvidenceCaution.pdf

These expectations have not been met. Instead we have found a pattern of overestimation

of benefit and underestimation of harm.