many clinicians have been hesitant to prescribe statins in the presence of liver-enzyme abnormalities, owing to the reported adverse effects of these drugs on the liver. Post-hoc analysis of the ...

The FDA raised safety concerns about the popular class of cholesterol-fighting drugs. The drugs have been taken for years by tens of millions of people and include brand names such as Lipitor and ...

The safety of statin use in hyperlipidemic patients with hepatitis C has now been investigated by Khorashadi and colleagues. They enrolled 830 participants, who were divided into three cohorts ...

There were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to drug discontinuation ... The longer-term efficacy, safety and cost-benefit analyses of high-dose statin treatment ...

The aim of this narrative article is to provide a critical and up-to-date summary of the findings of clinical trials of intensive statin therapy, including a brief overview of the safety and ...

"There is a substantial body of research showing that statins are safe and effective drugs for most people, and can reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, when prescribed appropriately - but ...

Statins may also decrease inflammation in ... And while there's little research into the safety of the drugs in people older than 65, all meds pose extra risks to older people, so should be ...

More than 35 million people in the US are taking statins. These drugs, which are available only by prescription, come in tablet and capsule forms. Here's what you need to know about the safety and ...

Now that we know that your cholesterol is high, what that means is that you are at higher risk. Depending on the exact number, your risk could be 2 times, 4 times, 5 times higher than it ...

There had been a lack of evidence about how much the cholesterol-lowering drugs benefit this age group ... heart attack simply by taking a cheap and safe tablet every day. "That may be a choice ...