NHS warning to key group to avoid popular cholesterol drug atorvastatin

The NHS advises that pregnant women should generally avoid atorvastatin due to potential risks to fetal development and birth ...
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Massive recall of atorvastatin: What you need to know if you take cholesterol drugs

A major recall of generic atorvastatin, the most prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug in the US, has raised concerns over overseas manufacturing lapses. If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called ...

NHS warns group to avoid atorvastatin to treat blood pressure

Atorvastatin is frequently given to those with high blood cholesterol, as well as those with a family history of heart ...

NHS warning to people on atorvastatin anti-cholesterol medication

Atorvastatin is a widely used high-intensity statin but the NHS has warned that it could cause potentially dangerous side effects too and outlined what people should do if they suffer them - in some ...
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PROVE-IT: Dual target of low LDL cholesterol and low CRP most important for event-free survival

New Orleans - Provocative data from an analysis of the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy (TIMI 22) (PROVE IT-TIMI 22) study have shown that patients who achieve low levels ...