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A huge review found most statin side effects were just as common on a placebo
Millions of people who take statins, or who have stopped taking them because of reported side effects, now face a sharp ...
As many as one in two patients stop taking statins, reduce the dose or take them irregularly because they believe the cholesterol-lowering drugs cause muscle pain and other side effects. Now, a new ...
Millions of people rely on statins, a medication used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
On the first day here in New Orleans at the 2023 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting, we learned the details of the placebo-controlled CLEAR Outcomes trial of bempedoic acid in ...
SAN DIEGO -- Bempedoic acid (Nexletol) prevented cardiovascular events in high-risk, statin-intolerant patients who had not yet had an event, a subgroup analysis from the CLEAR Outcomes trial ...
NEW ORLEANS -- Bempedoic acid (Nexletol) provided compelling clinical benefit in terms of primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention for statin-intolerant patients who need cholesterol lowering, ...
Statin intolerance is far less common than previously reported, according to a new meta-analysis, with data on more than 4 million adults from around the world, looking at reported statin adverse ...
A substantial percentage of patients report intolerance or side effects of statin treatment leading to treatment changes or discontinuation. The purpose of this study was to examine statin therapy ...
As many as one in two patients stop taking statins, reduce the dose or take them irregularly because they believe the cholesterol-lowering drugs cause muscle pain and other side-effects. Now, a new ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The National Lipid Association updated its scientific statement on statin intolerance with a revised definition ...
Those who took bempedoic acid once a day had on average a 30.2 mg/dL or 21.3% reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels over about a three-year period. Elevated LDL levels can lead ...
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