statin

The statin is the only thing that I changed in my life.

She recently started taking a low dose of another statin.

Now, he said, the more usual question is, Which statin are you taking?

Should this man take a statin to lower his cholesterol further?

It seems to be a bad situation where there is little help without a statin drug involved.

So basically, it would make the statin work more, not less.

Also, national data are limited regarding recent changes in statin use.

If that did not work, he would take a higher dose of a statin.

You may have fewer side effects with one statin drug than another.

I suffered as a result of taking a statin drug that is now off the market.

These medicines are sometimes used in combination with a statin.

These conditions can occur at any time in statin therapy.

This drug is usually used in addition to a statin to lower bad cholesterol further.

Out of 1,000 patients taking a statin, only one death from heart disease would be avoided, the report said.

"You could make the argument that if somebody has a heart attack, just give them a statin," he said.

Deaths were few, and the team could not be sure that the statin drug was responsible for them.

Some scientists take a skeptical view of the need for many people to require statin treatment.

I am 70 years old and have been on a statin for 20 years.

The patients were treated with a statin or placebo for an average of five years.

But the evidence shows that the tea can increase levels of the statin, which would put him more at risk for side effects.

Q: Are patients able to stop statin therapy easily once they start?

Their studies led to the development of statin drugs.

When is a statin needed to lower my cholesterol?

Statin drugs are known to cause muscle and liver damage.

Therefore a statin drug is often prescribed for the duration of the treatment.