Nutritional Outlook Forty patients were treated with amla, while 20 were treated with simvastatin , for six weeks. Treatment with amla resulted in a near 10% decrease in total cholesterol levels and a near 15% decrease in LDL cholesterol from baseline, and an approximate ...
CBC.ca Statins such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor) are among the widely used prescription drugs. More than 38 million prescr...
Scoop.co.nz (press release) At least four in every ten Australians over the age of 65 are taking a cholesterol-lowering medicine, with statins such as atorvastatin , si...
Medical Xpress More than 40% of Australians over 65 take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, which include atorvastatin (marketed as Lipitor), simvastatin (marketed as Zocor) and rosuvastatin (marketed as Crestor). Common side effects from statins include ...
Health24.com In the current study, three-quarters of the participants were taking simvastatin (brand name Zocor) and about 20% were taking atorvastatin (Lipitor). Smal...
Pharmacy Times The study included patients aged 66 or older who began taking statins ( atorvastatin , fluvastatin, lovastatin, rosuvastatin, or simvastatin) for the first time between August 1997 and March 2010 and had no history of diabetes at the time. More than half ...
