Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

Statins are the most widely prescribed, cholesterol-lowering drugs in the world. Despite the expiration of their patents, revenue for statins is expected to rise, with total sales on track to reach an ...

Years of research show it matters when a patient takes medicine. So why don't drugs come with those instructions?

Doctors commonly prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs to help keep people healthy, particularly as they age. These medicines ...

A period of intense debate about statins, covered widely in the mainstream media, was followed by a substantial rise in the proportion of people in the UK stopping taking the drug, according to a new ...

Around 5.3 million people in England were given a NICE-recommended statin or ezetimibe by their GP to help reduce their cholesterol during 2023/24, the largest number on record and almost 900,000 more ...

Aim: It has been shown that HMG-CoA inhibitors, also called statins, may interfere with the tubular reabsorption of albumin, increasing urinary albumin excretion. Patients & methods: We have ...

To better understand why human clinical trials have not been fruitful, Zeki and his team of researchers are examining the mechanisms and pharmacology by which statins affect ASM function in asthma.

I’m a 93-year-old woman in good health. I take 40 mg of lovastatin once a day for high cholesterol, but my cholesterol levels are always high when ...

Nutritionists recommend adding fruits to your diet to enjoy their benefits. Some fruits in particular can have an unexpected ...

I have an itch on the right side of my face that keeps me up at night. I recently had Covid and also began taking statins. Could the itch be related to either of these changes? Dr Ellie replies ...

A doctor has spoken out about how someone can lower their cholesterol levels without being forced to take statins. The expert was answering a question from a patient who was struggling with taking ...