There's two promising options to make statins tolerable again.

Statin labels should be revised to reflect their safety and to hopefully spur better uptake and adherence, say experts.

What cardiologists say the findings may mean for you.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication ...

Product information leaflets for statins should be changed, because they don’t cause the majority of the possible side effects currently listed, say researchers. The University of Oxford’s Cholesterol ...

Statins are the most prescribed drugs in America. At last count, over 50 million people were taking medications such as atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin or lovastatin to control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost all listed side effects for statins are not caused by the drugs, making them far safer than previously thought, a major ...

New research suggests that statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed on their labels. | Drug Discovery And Development ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Far fewer people who could benefit from statins ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Product labeling for statins may overstate risk for treatment-related adverse effects. Only four of 66 mentioned ...