Experts clear up ‘ongoing confusion’ over side effects of drug used by millions - Statins are one of the most commonly ...

Discussing your personal circumstances with a GP is essential when considering statins ...

The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side ...

In a new research review, this common cholesterol-lowering medication does not cause the majority of side effects listed on ...

Oxford University researchers outline which reported side effects are actually caused by statins and say packet labelling ...

New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the ...

Statins do not cause most of the side effects listed in their package leaflets, including depression and sexual dysfunction.

For the study, scientists assessed 66 adverse-effects listed on statin labels and discovered evidence supporting only four: ...

These life-saving medications have been blamed for a laundry list of side effects. They’ve just been vindicated.

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most ...

FDA review finds increased risk of muscle damage, kidney failure. June 9, 2011 — -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended limiting high doses of a widely prescribed ...