New Study Suggests Very Few Side Effects Can Be Directly Attributed To Statins

New Study Suggests Very Few Side Effects Can Be Directly Attributed To Statins

For patients treated with statins, only a very small minority of side effects reported can be directly attributed to the drugs, according to the results of a new study[1]. In primary prevention, the risk of developing diabetes with statins is real, but just one in five cases of new-onset diabetes is caused by the drugs, while the risk of developing diabetes in secondary prevention is offset by the reduction in cardiovascular deaths, report investigators.

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