Treating children with cholesterol medication. Did the AAP strike a nerve?
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
A few months back, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended drugs for some children to lower cholesterol. Outrage, controversy and indignation followed. Apparently this reaction took the AAP by surprise. I am not sure why.
Authors of an opinion piece called “Storm Over Statins: The Controversy Surrounding the Pharmagologic Treatment of Children” take a look at this dilemma in the Sept. 25, 2008, issue of the NEJM.
They write:
