Recommended ten-year risk thresholds for statin prescriptions are too low, study results suggest Higher ten-year risk thresholds should be used when recommending statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, study results have concluded.…
Lack of evidence to support statin use in non-cardiovascular conditions There is a lack of ‘convincing’ evidence that statins improve outcomes in non-cardiovascular conditions, such as diabetes, a review has shown.…
Study results do not support widespread use of statins in old and very old populations Statins do not prevent the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people without diabetes aged 75 years and over, according to a study published in the BMJ.…
Statins: the highs and the lows Negative press seems to follow statins, the most prescribed drugs in England, despite them revolutionising cardiovascular disease prevention.…
Confidence in statins key to adherence, say researchers Confidence in the efficacy of statins to minimise the risk of life-threatening cardiovascular disease facilitates their uptake.…
Cardiovascular drugs unlikely to worsen erectile dysfunction A study of more than 2,000 men has shown that antihypertensive and statin use has a neutral effect on erectile dysfunction.…
Combining statins and antihypertensives boosts stroke prevention Researchers investigated the efficacy of combined treatment in patients with a risk of cardiovascular diseases…
NHS survey reports almost half of adults in England on prescription medicines 2016 data reveal proportion of adults receiving prescription medicines as well as proportion of patients receiving more than one medicine.…
Statin therapy in obese patients and the risk of diabetes Study highlights importance of people at high risk of diabetes being monitored during statin therapy…
Statins prescribed following heart attack cut risk of another Patients who have suffered a heart attack or stroke and are then prescribed statins can reduce the risk of suffering another by nearly 25%, according to new research findings.…
