Think a cocktail and your meds are a harmless mix? Think again! Alcohol can weaken medications, intensify side effects, and ...

For AZ, the deal with Dogma marks a return to the cholesterol market, which was a major earner for the company a few years back thanks to its statin Crestor (rosuvastatin), a $5 billion brand at ...

Although statins are often prescribed to lower cholesterol levels, there are several other strategies that can help reduce cholesterol. Your best treatment option for high cholesterol depends on ...

Statins are very cheap and highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs -- but high-risk heart patients may have an even better option, a new evidence review says. Combining statins with another ...

AstraZeneca is to sell European rights to its cholesterol drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) to Germany’s Grunenthal. Crestor is a statin and at its peak generated annual revenues of more than $7 ...

rather than statins alone. The combination therapy should be considered the 'gold standard' of treatment for patients who have already had a heart attack and could prevent thousands of deaths ...

Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

However, many current statins have major limitations. Moreover, innovative treatments need to address non-LDL-C residual risk (which may be marked by high triglycerides, low HDL-C concentrations ...

Researchers Find Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Have No Effect on Kidney Function Jan. 27, 2025 — Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has ...