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 ...

Statins are a group of medications used to treat high cholesterol ... be sure to talk with your doctor about whether it’s safe for you to drink alcohol. If you drink only a moderate amount ...

Statins are the most widely prescribed, cholesterol-lowering drugs in the world. Despite the expiration of their patents ... Also, the raw data on the efficacy and safety of statins are being kept ...

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 ...

An alternative low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-lowering strategy can successfully reduce the risk of ...

I ask the experts whether they’re a quick fix – or a risk to my health Statins are medications used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood and protect the insides of the artery walls.

Fibrates lower a type of "bad" cholesterol while raising "good" cholesterol. Learn the benefits and risks of fibrates for cholesterol here.

My physician is not concerned, but I am. Why isn’t lovastatin bringing down my cholesterol levels to normal? — S.A. ANSWER: Lovastatin (Mevacor) was the first statin drug approved, but newer statin ...

USA: A recent post hoc analysis of the ORAL Surveillance trial has highlighted the essential role of statins in mitigating major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients with rheumatoid ...