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an addendum - totally happened within 6 months of taking crestor! cannot convince dr. that gets a kickback from this drug. coronary arteries-clean!

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Dr. Diane Minich
Dr. Diane Minich answered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Doctors do not get: Kickbacks on any medications, by law.
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Dr. Bennett Werner
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
Cardiology 44 years experience
Angry?: Why don't you just stop the drug if you don't want to take it? No one can force you to take it if you don't want to. Btw, correlation does not prove causation. If a red car drives by your house and your forget where you put your keys, did the red car cause you to forget?
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