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Full list of NHS symptoms that mean you should stop taking statins
13 Feb 2026 10:58 GMT
… guidance advises people taking statins to stop their medication immediately and seek … reads: "Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you get … (Lipostat), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor), recommends stopping the medication and calling …
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Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine
11 Feb 2026 18:51 GMT
… in the next clinical trial.
Everyone needs a … cholesterol-lowering medicines such as statins, the cornerstone of treatment. But … Therapeutics, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, … aren’t enough, statin pills like Lipitor, Crestor or their cheap …
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14 Medications You Shouldn’t Take With Grapefruit
09 Feb 2026 23:27 GMT
… alternative statins with a lower risk of interacting with grapefruit, including:
Crestor … in estrogen-containing medications, such as hormonal contraceptive pills or estradiol … protein that breaks down these medications.
High drug levels can lead to more …
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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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Meta-Analysis Alleges Most Statin Side Effects Unfounded
06 Feb 2026 16:52 GMT
Are statins life-saving drugs with overblown side effect fears … injuries?
Above: AstraZeneca Plc Crestor cholesterol-lowering medicine at a pharmacy in …
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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 …