NHS guidelines urge those taking statins to stop their medication and seek medical assistance should they notice any of ...

With atorvastatin remaining the most prescribed medication in England last year, a pharmacist has shared one key side effect patients should never ignore, as well as busting myths on whether the ...

High cholesterol is one of the most common and manageable risk factors for heart disease. Millions of adults are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

Few medicines have sparked as much debate as statins. Cardiologists often describe them as life-saving, while some patients remain wary of side effects or uneasy about taking a daily pill. Statins sit ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning over combining some common medications with a certain drink. This pairing could increase the risk of unwanted side effects. Ian Budd, prescribing pharmacist at online ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that the popular cholesterol-lowering medications may cause memory loss and confusion, but long term use of the medications may reduce that risk.more In a ...

A landmark Lancet analysis of more than 150,000 trial participants challenges decades of statin side-effect warnings and calls for updated drug labels grounded in randomized evidence. Study: ...

There is something unsettling about illnesses that stay quiet for years. High cholesterol is one of them. It does not usually ...