Statins

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.…

NICE stresses importance of early identification of inherited high cholesterol

People with an inherited risk of high cholesterol should be identified with DNA tests and started on statins as soon as possible, NICE has recommended.…

Cholesterol-lowering therapies could be used against typhoid

Repurposing cholesterol-lowering drugs could be a potential treatment for typhoid.…

Overall statin prescription rates fall, but increase in the ‘intermediate risk’ population

New prescriptions for statins have halved since 2006, with a particularly steep drop in prescriptions to patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study has found.…

Statins reduce cardiovascular risk in patients who experience adverse reactions

A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that continuing statin treatment beyond the first two years can be beneficial.…