NHS says people on statins should call 999 if they notice these symptoms
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/nhs-says-people-statins-should-36381888
NHS says people on statins should call 999 if they notice these symptoms
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/nhs-says-people-statins-should-36381888
What to know about the #recall of #atorvastatin pills for lowering cholesterol | PBS News #Lipitor
If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor.
New drug for high #cholesterol: #Nexletol which cost about $400 a month may be a good option for those who cannot tolerate #statins like #Crestor or #Lipitor (about $20 a month.)
“Bempedoic acid is a prodrug, which means it is activated by an enzyme after the medication enters the body. And, unlike statin drugs, bempedoic acid is mostly metabolized in the liver, not in peripheral tissues, like muscle, so…"has few, if any, muscle-related side effects.”
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/13/1161901012/got-muscle-pain-from-statins-a-cholesterol-lowering-alternative-might-be-for-you