The objective of the study was to establish whether the number of websites about statin side effects found using Google is associated with the prevalence of statin intolerance.


 Using the Google search engine for each country, the number of websites about statin side effects was determined, and standardized to the number of websites about statins overall.  Countries where patients using Google are more likely to find websites about statin side effects have greater levels of statin intolerance. 
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Using the Google search engine for each country, the number of websites about statin side effects was determined, and standardized to the number of websites about statins overall. 
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