Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative condition that impacts millions globally, may have found an unexpected ...

Women are more likely to have this side effect. When I see this in my patient, I will usually try a different type of statin drug. Atorvastatin is a “lipophilic” type of statin, meaning that ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of Iowa has found.

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could be available to millions more patients in the UK, if new recommendations from health technology assessment (HTA) organisation NICE are implemented.

A University of Iowa research team has found that a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs have no effect on kidney function.

These drugs would be a logical alternative in cases where cognitive impairment secondary to another statin is suspected. Conclusions: Despite several reports of statin-associated cognitive ...

Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

The recent KOL event underscored the significance of effective LDL-C management in preventing cardiovascular disease, emphasizing the role of Esperion’s non-statin drugs, NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET.