The Major Side Effects of Statin Drugs

Sat, Jul 10,2010
While the FDA has deemed statins to be safe to use for their intended purpose, no drug is totally without side effects in susceptible individuals. As the use of statin drugs continues to increase and people have been taking statins for a prolonged period that is significantly longer than the time period required for testing drugs, the side effects of statins affects more people than ever before.
Since the drug companies that manufacture statins have become aware of the incidence of serious side effects, they added a warning to statin adverti..more

Treatment With Statins After Induction of Focal Ischemia in Rats Reduces the Extent of Brain Damage

Sat, Jul 10,2010
Luigi Sironi*; Mauro Cimino*; Uliano Guerrini; Anna Maria Calvio; Barbara Lodetti; Maria Asdente; Walter Balduini; Rodolfo Paoletti; Elena Tremoli

From the Department of Pharmacological Sciences (L.S., U.G., A.M.C., B.L., M.A., R.P., E.T.), Milan and Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy (M.C., W.B.), Urbino, Italy.
  Correspondence to Elena Tremoli, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, I-20133 Milano, Italy. E-mail ..more
 
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