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.

Likewise, muscle cramps, especially cramping in the legs that typically occur at night, are not likely due to the statin drugs. A drug-free holiday for a few weeks followed by reintroduction of ...

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 ...

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.