SaveHealth reports on cholesterol medications, detailing common types like statins, their effects, and safety considerations ...

Elevated serum cholesterol is a major heart disease risk factor. There can be a genetic link responsible for high cholesterol, but for the vast majority of us, lifestyle and diet will be the key ...

The reason statins are so widely prescribed is because they work. They’re often prescribed as the first level of defense.

Q: There was a lot of conversation regarding the illness called rhabdomyolysis during the recall of Baycol. What can you tell me about this disease as it relates to other statin drugs for lowering ...

The target trial emulation study suggests rigid risk thresholds aren’t needed to steer statin use in this group.

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 ...

Statin drugs that lower cholesterol have become popular. Merck, which manufactures the statin drug, Mevacor, thinks its product is safe enough to be sold without a prescription. An advisory committee ...

Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can't or won't take those pills because of side effects may have another option. In a major study, ...

A new study finds that statins, a drug used to lower cholesterol, do not cause muscle pain. The research found that for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the medication ...

A large cohort study found that statins significantly reduce the risk of death and major cardiovascular events in adults with ...

The official prescribing information for rosuvastatin (Crestor) includes the following: “... rare postmarketing reports of ...

High cholesterol doesn't come with symptoms, but it can still be a serious risk to your health. Cholesterol-lowering drugs ...