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Physicians Often Ignore Dismiss Patient Complaints About Possible Side Effects Of Statins Survey Finds

Physicians often ignore or dismiss patient complaints about possible side effects of statins, according to a study published last week in the journal Drug Safety, the Washington Post reports. For the study, researchers led by Beatrice Golomb, an associate professor of medicine at the [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/statins/

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol. They work in your liver to block a substance needed to make cholesterol. They may also help your body reabsorb cholesterol that has accumulated in plaques on your artery walls.