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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
● Key possible side effects of statins, including myopathy, poor cognition, eyesight problems and depression
● How to identify potential side effects and when to refer for further investigation
● How comorbidities, lifestyle and liver and thyroid function can affect statin therapy
Blood cholesterol is a key modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and cholesterol levels can be reduced by dietary change, physical activity and drugs such as statins. Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, irrespective of serum cholesterol concentration, and are the drug of choice for primary and secondary prevention of CVD.
A recent British Heart Foundation report highlighted that around 60 million prescriptions were written in 2011 in the UK for statins (see graph below).1 Nice recommends the use of statins in its national guidance for all patients who have established CVD and as primary prevention for people at increased risk of CVD.2
Yet statins are not without their problems. This article will look at presentations in the pharmacy of some of the adverse effects of statins through a case study approach.
http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk...isplay_list/15340538/statins-six-case-studies
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● How to identify potential side effects and when to refer for further investigation
● How comorbidities, lifestyle and liver and thyroid function can affect statin therapy
Blood cholesterol is a key modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and cholesterol levels can be reduced by dietary change, physical activity and drugs such as statins. Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, irrespective of serum cholesterol concentration, and are the drug of choice for primary and secondary prevention of CVD.
A recent British Heart Foundation report highlighted that around 60 million prescriptions were written in 2011 in the UK for statins (see graph below).1 Nice recommends the use of statins in its national guidance for all patients who have established CVD and as primary prevention for people at increased risk of CVD.2
Yet statins are not without their problems. This article will look at presentations in the pharmacy of some of the adverse effects of statins through a case study approach.
http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk...isplay_list/15340538/statins-six-case-studies
Found this interesting - you need to register (free) to read it 🙂