If you've avoided taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs because you're worried about the risk of developing memory loss, depression or other scary side effects, this scenario plays out more often ...

Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who ...

BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators recommended limiting the use of the highest dose of Merck & Co's cholesterol drug Zocor, citing an increased risk of muscle damage. Zocor, also known as ...

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

More than 30 years after the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study showed that statins save lives, their full public health potential remains unrealised. Statins are underused worldwide, and as a ...

Most statin side effects listed on drug packaging are not supported by strong evidence, a new review suggests. Of 66 potential side effects, researchers identified only 4 linked to statins.

The newer statins on the market have longer half-lives than the original statins. Alternative dosing schedules using once-, twice- or three-times a week or every-other-day dosing, have been ...

A large-scale study finds that most listed statin side effects are minimal, while the cardiovascular benefits dominate, prompting calls to revise labeling for clearer decision-making.

A landmark review of numerous clinical trials shows that statins do not cause the majority of the side effects that have been associated with them to date.

Statin labels should be revised to reflect their safety and to hopefully spur better uptake and adherence, say experts.