From the Duh Files: Health warning over statin taken by millions

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We could have told them this.

From The Telegraph UK newspaper...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7481845/Health-warning-over-statin-\

taken-by-millions.html

Simvastatin is taken by around three million people in order to lower their

cholesterol and reduce the risk of having a heart attack.

However an analysis of clinical trial data in America has found that high doses

can cause muscle damage and a rare condition which induces kidney problems and

may be fatal.

Patients were told not to stop taking simvastatin but advised to talk to their

doctor if they have concerns.

The American medicines regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, has issued a

warning to patients to be alert to signs of problems when taking the 80mg daily

dose of simvastatin. It has also listed drugs that should not be prescribed to

those on high doses of statins.

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