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

Massive recall of cholesterol medication underway. How to check your prescriptions. https://flip.it/ieHW_A #recall #Lipitor #news
Massive recall of cholesterol medication underway. How to check your prescriptions.

Do you take cholesterol medication? If so, you might want to check if your medicine has been recalled.

USA TODAY
What to know about the recall of atorvastatin pills for lowering cholesterol

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.

PBS News
#ConeyIsland Avenue: never could finish that #kachapuri so much #cheese leading to potential #lipitor prescription
Montreal's best poutine according to a local chef

Montreal-born chef Michele Forgione makes one of the best poutines in the city. Here are his top poutine picks in Montreal, from Chez Ma Tante to Ma Poulle Mouillée.

BBC
Firefly Bio assembles with $94M and an ADC dream team to work on protein degraders —Tech’s foray into predictive prescribing — Pfizer agrees to pay $93 mln to settle Lipitor antitrust lawsuit--http://bit.ly/w28kSd #fireflybio #proteindegraders #prescribing #ai #pfizer #antitrust #legal #lipitor #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma
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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.”

@NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/13/1161901012/got-muscle-pain-from-statins-a-cholesterol-lowering-alternative-might-be-for-you

When I envision when I hear the name of the cholesterol-managing drug #Lipitor: