Statin Use in Older Adults Could Have Potentially Serious Side EffectsLaura Joszt
If your doctor has directed you to use this medication, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and side effects and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor, health ca...
statin hepatotoxicityMany patients either do not adhere to, or fail to persist with, long-term lipid-lowering therapy. This unfavourable medication utilisation behaviour compromises potential treatment benefit. In retrospective studies, patients aged 50-65 had the highest adherence rates, while both ...
statin side effectsdoi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1330Philipp ConradinoneBMJ
Statin Side Effects Most people who take statin drugs tolerate them very well. But some people have side effects. The most common statin side effects include: Headache A hard time sleeping Flushing of the skin Muscle aches (myalgia), tenderness, or weakness ...
Long-Term Effects See "What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Rosuvastatin?" Cautions Non-serious and reversible cognitive side effects may occur. Increased blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels reported with statin intake; in some instances these increases may exceed the threshol...
There was a trend toward a decrease in all-cause mortality at 8 years for patients on daily and intermittent statin dosing compared with those who ... WM Mampuya,D Frid,M Rocco,... - 《岭南心血管病杂志(英文版)》 被引量: 278发表: 2013年 Overcoming toxicity and side-effects of lipid-...
They analyzed data from studies conducted since 1994 that included more than 150,000 middle-aged and elderly men and women who took statins and were followed for about five years. The results showed that long-term statin use slightly increased the risk of some side effects but did not increase...
Side-Effects Alert for All Statin Users; Drugs Linked to Depression and Memory LossByline: Jenny Hope Medical CorrespondentDaily Mail (London)
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