Not exact matches
Widespread claims of high rates of
statin intolerance still prevent too many people from
taking an affordable,
safe and potentially life - saving medication.»
Golomb says one reason many doctors overlook risks and believe
statins to be
safe is that most controlled studies of
statins wind up excluding people who originally begin to participate in a study but stop
taking the drug because they experience problems from it; these test participants are then dropped from the study as «noncompliant.»
Statins could be handed out like ketchup packets, the researchers say, because they are very
safe drugs to
take.
Your doctor will look at many factors when they decide which
statin is
safest for you, including your health and other medications you
take.