I was shocked and alarmed at Crestor ads that showed people moving from the no-no zone whre they had to watch their diets into the happy zone of fast foods and bakeries. I felt it was extremely dangerous to suggest that people can go on with horrible eating habits just because they're taking a drug when in truth, all statins work faster and better if you curb your intake of fatty and high-carb foods.
In fact, for most people, eating the right stuff consistently and ignoring fatty and high-carb dishes will bring cholesterol down and keep it down. After perhaps a short course of statins, everyone can succeed if they have the will to do so. But Crestor encouraged lousy eating habits. You don't suppose they want people to need their drug forever, do you?
Unless you can achieve the recommended cholesterol guideline levels by diet and exercise, the drug companies want you to take their statins as long as they can make a profit.