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NICE approves inclisiran for LDL cholesterol reduction
The UK approval follows a Phase III study in which Leqvio® (inclisiran) reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by 55 percent.
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Statins might be linked to increased risk of diabetes
Researchers have identified a possible association between use of statins and developing type 2 diabetes after following patients for 15 years...
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Increasing dose of statins could save more lives
A study has shown that thousands of heart attacks and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease could be prevented through the use of statins...
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Statin use associated with muscoskeletal problems
A study has linked the use of statins to muscoskeletal adverse events, but that concomitant use of drugs did not cause changes in the onset of the events...
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Statins study questions their widespread use in the healthy elderly
A new observational study has identified no benefit from prescribing statins to healthy pensioners aged over 75 to prevent heart disease...