Statins being overprescribed for kidney disease patients

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis concludes that large numbers of patients in advanced stages of kidney disease are inappropriately being prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol -- drugs that offer them no benefit and may increase other health risks such as diabetes, dementia or muscle pain.

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