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People’s Pharmacy: Is it true that some cholesterol-lowering medications can change your hair color?
07 Feb 2026 16:26 GMT
… taking a cholesterol-lowering medication. We received more complaints … (Zocor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Drug-induced hair color changes are … -lowering medications.
Q. In the early 1970s, my doctor prescribed … book is “Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to …
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A new study on statins reveals surprise about popular drugs
06 Feb 2026 16:29 GMT
… statins, with the largest demographic taking the medication … added that Lipitor, Crestor and their generics, atorvastatin … prescribed statins.
"Statins are life-saving drugs used … trials of at least 1,000 participants each, often comparing the statin …
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Cardiac nurse explains who shouldn't be taking statins
06 Feb 2026 08:56 GMT
… to statins are not caused by the drugs. … treatment and took part in 19 clinical trials comparing the effects of statins … of going on statins?
Statins are medicines that help … ), pravastatin (Lipostat), rosuvastatin (Crestor), simvastatin (Zocor), according to …
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Are statins the best choice for me?
06 Feb 2026 08:48 GMT
… to statins are not caused by the drugs.
… treatment and took part in 19 clinical trials comparing the effects of statins … of going on statins?
Statins are medicines that help … ), pravastatin (Lipostat), rosuvastatin (Crestor), simvastatin (Zocor), according to …
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Statins don’t cause most side effects blamed on them
06 Feb 2026 00:01 GMT
… Crestor), or simvastatin (Zocor) - to placebos, and four trials … medicines over fear of side effects, Reith said.
The drugs … statin therapy.
“Statin product labels list certain adverse health outcomes as potential treatment … doctors regarding potential statin …
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People’s Pharmacy: Hideous hair color change following cholesterol drug
05 Feb 2026 14:35 GMT
… simvastatin (Zocor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Drug-induced hair color changes are … -lowering medications.
Q. In the early 1970s, my doctor prescribed … am glad that the FDA has eased off its … “controlled” substance.
A. The FDA has indeed withdrawn its boxed …
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Researchers find experimental cholesterol-lowering pill could give millions a new option
05 Feb 2026 14:43 GMT
… enough to meet medical guidelines.
Statins block some of the … enlicitide pill or a dummy drug to their standard treatment. The … fine for healthy people, doctors recommend lowering it to … stock.adobe.com
Statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor, or their cheap …
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Experimental pill may offer new cholesterol-lowering option for millions
05 Feb 2026 09:55 GMT
… despite already being on statin medication. Researchers unveiled these findings … enlicitide pill or a dummy drug to their standard treatment. The … for healthy people, doctors recommend lowering it to … high risk.
Statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor, or their …
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A cascade of compromises: Cholesterol drug recalls expose systemic flaws
05 Feb 2026 02:06 GMT
… Zydus Pharmaceuticals, are due to critical quality failures: one drug … or doctor, and never stop taking prescribed statins without medical guidance. … a generic version of Crestor, after the product was … a dangerous illusion of treatment where none exists. It …
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Major breakthrough for anyone at risk of strokes and heart attacks
07 Feb 2026 20:45 GMT
… Lescol)
Pravastatin (Lipostat)
Rosuvastatin (Crestor)
Simvastatin (Zocor)
What the … 23 clinical trials.
These included 19 trials involving … for patients. Statins are lifesaving drugs, which have … doctors make decisions about when to use alternative treatments …