Over a period of 5 years, the likelihood of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with psoriasis and dyslipidemia who were on statin therapy was 40% greater than that in non-psoriasis patients with dyslipidemia on statin therapy, even after adjusting for covariates, results from a large retrospective study showed. “It is well-established that psoriasis...
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7 Statin Interactions You Should Know About
Written by Brian Leonard, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP | Reviewed by Stacia Woodcock, PharmD Key takeaways: Statins are a group of medications used to treat high cholesterol and lower the risk of heart attack and stroke. Examples include atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor, FloLipid).Statins can cause muscle pain. In rare cases, muscle damage that...
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Another use for statins? Cholesterol-lowering drugs slash the risk of death from cirrhosis by nearly half
Statins reduce the risk of dying from the alcohol-related condition by 43% Doctors are reluctant to prescribe as statins cause abnormal liver enzymes Past research shows drugs reduce death from hepatitis B or C, and infections Statins may improve liver scarring and reduce scar tissue accumulations’ onset Experts say results are promising and they hope...
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MIRACLE JAB Heart attack ‘vaccine’ available in just SIX years to knock cholesterol busting statins off the shelves
AN injection that lowers cholesterol to protect against heart attacks will be available within six years, doctors hope. The once-a-year jab, now being tested in clinical trials, would end the need to take daily statin pills for millions of patients. It works by boosting the body’s ability to remove cholesterol from the blood, cutting levels...
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Dietary supplement may carry both benefits and risks associated with statins
Red yeast rice (RYR) is contained in dietary supplements that are often used by patients with high cholesterol, and it is often proposed as an alternative therapy in those who experience side effects from statins. A new study found that it is not a good choice for statin-intolerant patients: RYR was linked with muscle and...