St. Albert Gazette Statin medications, such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor), rosuvastatin (Crestor), simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol) and fluvastatin (Lescol) are used among the general population to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke ... and more »
Daily Mail The study involved 1.5 million people in Ontario, Canada, and the statins involved were fluvastatin, lovastatin , pravastatin, simvastatin, atorvastatin and rosuvastatin. Researchers identified 471,250 patients with no history of diabetes and who were ...
Science Daily (press release) All patients were aged 66 and over and started statin therapy between 1997 and 2010. The median age was 73 years. Follow up ended either ...
AlberniPortal.ca Researchers now report on the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study which covers nearly 3,000 patients with diabetes and additional heart disease risk factors in the UK and Ireland. Taking the statin atorvastatin reduces the risk of stroke by half ...
EurekAlert (press release) Treatment with high potency statins (especially atorvastatin and simvastatin) may increase the risk of developing diabetes, suggests a paper...
Telegraph.co.uk These episodes of abnormal heart rhythm can be associated with taking Amlodipine though rarely (reported in less than 2% of those experiencing side effects with the drug) - though it is obviously difficult to be certain it is the cause of your ...
Chicago Tribune However, among those nutrients are furanocoumarins, which can raise the level of certain medications in the blood, including atorvastatin . Furanocoumarins block an enzyme called CYP3A4 in the intestine. This enzyme metabolizes many different drugs. and more »
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) Tell your doctor about all other medications you use, especially: cholesterol-lowering medicines such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), fenofibrate (Antara, Lipofen, TriCor), digoxin (Lanoxin, digitalis);gemfibrozil (Lopid), simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin ...
