He said if a patient on statins does report muscle pain, then it should first be assumed that the symptoms are not because of the statin and are most likely down to other causes. "Statin therapy ...

The cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins ... or pain in the upper-right portion of your abdomen. Immediately report possible symptoms of rhabdomyolysis, such as muscle pain, tenderness ...

Medically reviewed by Dale Garber, MD Juvenile myositis (JM) affects those under the age of 18 years. JM is known for causing ...

For example, Zocor (simvastatin) may be more likely to cause muscle pain than other statins. Lescol (fluvastatin) may be less likely to cause muscle pain. If you have liver disease, or are ...

Background Case reports suggest a causal link between statins and myasthenia gravis (MG ... patients who started taking a statin after onset of MG experienced a prompt (within four weeks) worsening of ...

With the advent of COVID-19, much research has been done to determine, what if any, effects statins have on fighting that virus. The research has been quite mixed. On the one hand, observational and ...

The most worrying side effect is a rare condition called myopathy, where muscle is damaged. But NICE says most of those on statins experience no muscle pains. Spokesman Paul Chrisp said patients ...

Statins are recommended for people at an increased risk of heart disease, but people with CKD are at a great risk of side effects from these cholesterol-lowering drugs. High levels of LDL (“bad ...

reexperienced the symptoms of their prior statin intolerance. Conclusions: Treating patients intolerant to statins with rosuvastatin EOD was tolerated by the majority of patients and reduced LDL-C ...