Statins

Polypill with aspirin cuts heart attacks and strokes by almost a third, study suggests

A polypill combining three blood pressure medicines and a statin, taken with aspirin, reduces the incidence of cardiovascular events occurring in at-risk groups by more than 30%, research has suggested.…

Gaps between clinical guidelines and practice for lipid management in Europe, researchers find

Less than 60% of patients receiving lipid-lowering therapy achieve the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels set out in European guidelines.…

Statin use in older adults associated with a 25% reduced risk in all-cause mortality, study suggests

New statin use in older adults is associated with a significantly lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has suggested. …

Statins linked to lower risk of death from COVID-19, study suggests

Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 who take statins are less likely to die than those who do not, a retrospective study published in Cell Metabolism suggests.…

More lifestyle support needed for patients starting medicines for cardiovascular disease, study concludes

People who initiate statins or antihypertensive medicines are more likely to become obese or physically inactive compared with people who do not, a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests. …

Statins could be linked to reduced risk of ovarian cancer, researchers find

Women who take statins long-term, including those carrying the BRCA1/2 gene mutation, could be less likely to develop ovarian cancer than those who do not, research published in JAMA has suggested.…

NHS to make unapproved heart disease drug available to patients by 2021

A new heart disease drug is expected to be made available to patients by 2021, through a collaboration between Novartis, NHS England, the National Institute for Health Research and Oxford University.…

High-dose statins could be supplied by pharmacies without a prescription

High-dose statins could be available without a prescription from community pharmacies following a government review, NHS England has announced.…

Stopping statins in older patients increases risk of cardiovascular-related hospital admission

Statin discontinuation in patients aged 75 years and over is associated with a 33% increased risk of hospital admission for a cardiovascular event, a study published in European Heart Journal has found.…

Statin treatment associated with reduced risk of glaucoma

Receiving statin treatment for five years or more is associated with a 21% reduced risk of primary glaucoma, research has shown.…