Category: Statins

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New side effects found in statins | Features Features icon

Posted: 27 Sep, 2009

They have been hailed as wonder drugs — lowering cholesterol and helping heart patients recover their health — but side effects of some statin therapies may be loss of muscle mass and premature fatigue, especially in older people, the largest patient group taking them.