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Published on: 10/09/2016 07:12 AMReported by: roving-eye
Statement from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the risks and benefits of statins.
Dr June Raine, Director of MHRA’s Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines (VRMM) Division said:
The benefits of statins are well established and are considered to outweigh the risk of side-effects in the majority of patients. The efficacy and safety of statins has been studied in a number of large trials which show they can lower the level of cholesterol in the blood and reduce cardiovascular disease and can save lives. Trials have also shown that medically significant side effects are rare.
Medicine safety and effectiveness is of paramount importance and under constant review. Our priority is to ensure that the benefits of medication outweigh the risks. Any new significant information on the efficacy or safety of statins will be carefully reviewed and action will be taken if required.
Information on potential side effects can be accessed through the patient information leaflets and any suspected side effects reported to us through our warning system, the Yellow Card Scheme, are publicly available on our website.
If you have any questions about your medicine, please speak to your GP or healthcare professional.
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"Any new significant information on the efficacy or safety of statins will be carefully reviewed and action will be taken if required"
Do people remember all the advice given by so called "Professionals" on high dairy content products and affects on the heart and circulatory system back in the 60's & 70's , probably not but all found to be way wide of the mark and here's another.
Funny enough "cholesterol I believe is used by the body to repair the arteries of the heart naturally, as any other type of scar tissue causes blockages, hence the "old" coronary attack prevalent in today's world.
Put ANY drug into your body and there are side affects good or bad whatever the dosage here's another scare.
Any "Doctor/Consultant please correct me, if not just deal with the fact we get three score & ten and anything after is a bonus!
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