Browsing: atorvastatin

Eating a grapefruit or having a glass of grapefruit juice in the morning can be a healthy way to start…

Adverse events such as muscle pain and weakness that some people taking statins claim may be overblown and are the…

The benefits of using the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins greatly outweigh any risks associated with them, as side-effect rates…

If a doctor insists on prescribing you a brand-name drug even if there is a generic version available, it may…

Have you heard of PCSK9 inhibitors? If you read our FDA Watch post about them, you know that this new…

When Beverly Wilkerson, 58, Sherman Oaks, CA, woke up with a pounding headache and jaw pain last summer, she popped…

I’m confused about who should take statins when. And frankly, I think the medical community is too. This worries me.…

Are depression or violent actions side effects of statins? via: MPR (Monthly Prescribing Reference.

It’s not easy being a consumer. The information available to the public is often contradictory and confusing. For example, take…