People taking a common cholesterol-lowering medicine have been reminded to look out for a rare but serious complication ...

​According to the UK's National Health Service (NHS), cholesterol levels may rise again after stopping atorvastatin. Patients ...

Dr Philip Crilly has highlighted a potentially serious problem with the cholesterol medication on TikTok ...

A large meta-analysis suggests most statin-related complaints are not truly caused by the drug, whereas diabetes and liver ...

More than 5million people in the UK take atorvastatin for problems including high cholesterol and heart disease ...

Atorvastatin is the most commonly prescribed statin in the UK, but it can cause side effects - a pharmacist has shared what ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, ...

Anyone who suspects a side effect should get advice from a pharmacist or doctor before making changes to their prescription.

Anyone concerned about symptoms should therefore speak to a GP or pharmacist before making changes to treatment. NHS advice ...

The long list of side effects marked on the packaging of statins can be a turn-off for those who might benefit from the cholesterol-lowering drugs. But a new study found only a few of those side ...

New experimental findings reveal how statins may push vulnerable muscle cells into a stress state, suggesting future strategies to reduce muscle symptoms without compromising cardiovascular protection ...