Drug interactions causing significant impact on statin use
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 13:50
in Health & Medicine
A new study has found that many people who stopped taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs were also taking an average of three other drugs that interfered with the normal metabolism of the statins. The other drugs can contribute to a common side effect of taking statins -- muscle pain -- and often led people to discontinue use of a medication that could otherwise help save their life.