Is it really necessary to take atorvastatin 40 mg?

Hello Sir,For this type of question, it is interesting to take a look at what is called the NNT, or if you prefer the number of people who have had a heart attack who would need to be given atorvastatin for a person to actually benefit.The following site serves as a reference for me here: http://www.thennt.com/nnt/statins-for-heart-disease-prevention-with-known-heart-disease/As you can see, every time 39 people in your situation receive atorvastatin for 5 years, 1 less person will have a new heart attack.For the rest of this, it's up to you to see if that statistic is enough to take a drug every day. For example, if you have no side effects related to the drug, I believe that you have much more advantage to take it than not to take it.You should also know that generally speaking, a NNT of 39, as is the case here, is considered very good and justifies for many prescribers the taking of a drug.Good day,Alexandre Chagnon, Pharmacist