Statin therapy reduced the risk of stroke and possibly other cardiovascular...
American Heart Association Cancer patients who took statin medication had a 32 reduction in stroke following radiation therapy to the chest head or neck. This is the first large study to look at...
View ArticleStatins May Be Beneficial After Radiation to Thorax Head Neck
WEDNESDAY June 19 2019 For cardiac patients with thorax and head or neck cancer statin use after radiation therapy is associated with a significant reduction in stroke incidence and a trend toward...
View ArticleStatin Use Moderately Reduces Dementia Risk After Concussions in Older...
In a large population study concussion in older adults resulted in significantly higher risk for dementia that was modestly reduced among those taking a statin.
View ArticleCORRECTING and REPLACING Kowa Pharmaceuticals America Inc. Receives Pediatric...
Remove the three paragraphs with headings INDICATIONS AND USAGE PRIMARY HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND MIXED DYSLIPIDEMIA and LIMITATIONS OF USE from release issued June 18 2019. The corrected release reads KOWA...
View ArticleLongterm statin use associated with lower glaucoma risk
Brigham and Women's Hospital A new study brings the connection between statin use and risk of glaucoma into sharper focus. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that using statins...
View ArticleFDA Drug Safety Communication Important safety label changes to...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA has approved important safety label changes for the class of cholesterollowering drugs known as statins.
View ArticleLongterm statin use linked with lower risk of glaucoma
A new study brings the connection between statin use and risk of glaucoma into sharper focus. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that using statins for five or more years is...
View ArticleLongterm statin use linked to lower risk of glaucoma
The longterm use of statins drugs that control elevated cholesterol levels has been linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma a new study suggests.
View ArticleStatin use reduces mortality and stroke risk in dementia patients new study...
Spink Health The study which analyzed 44920 Swedish dementia patients from the Swedish Dementia Registry between 20082015 found users of statins had a 22 lower risk of allcause death compared to...
View ArticleStatin Use Postadiation Tied to Significant Stroke Reduction
Retrospective data show a 32 reduction in stroke and nonsignificant 15 reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events with postradiation statin therapy for thorax or head or neck cancer....
View ArticleStatin Use Postradiation Tied to Significant Stroke Reduction
Retrospective data show a 32 reduction in stroke and nonsignificant 15 reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events with postradiation statin therapy for thorax or head or neck cancer....
View ArticleStatin Use Associated With Higher Incidence of Diabetes
TUESDAY July 2 2019 There may be a dosedependent relationship between statin therapy and newonset diabetes across the duration of statin use according to a study recently published in Diabetes...
View ArticleAmarin Shares Up Sharply on Increased Revenues and Vascepa's Progress
Source Streetwise Reports 07022019 Amarin shares are spiking up today by more than 12 on greater than five times 50day average volume after the company updated its annual revenue forecast and plans for...
View ArticleSun Pharma Launches Ezallor Sprinkle Rosuvastatin in the U.S. for People Who...
First and only FDAapproved sprinkle formulation of rosuvastatin Extendedreleasecoated granules designed to facilitate oncedaily administration especially for the 3035 of long term care residents who...
View ArticleStatin IV Sprinkles; New MitraClip; Nursing Degree vs Outcomes
MedPage Today Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine
View ArticleAlirocumab Cuts CV Absolute Risk the Most for Those With Diabetes
TUESDAY July 16 2019 Among those receiving alirocumab in addition to statin therapy to reduce the risk for another cardiovascular event after a recent acute coronary syndrome absolute risk reduction is...
View ArticleStatin treatment associated with reduced risk of glaucoma
Receiving statin treatment for five years or more is associated with a 21 reduced risk of primary glaucoma research has shown.
View ArticleIn Very Elderly Intense LipidLowering Worked in IMPROVEIT
Posthoc analysis found statin plus ezetimibe safely cut clinical risk in postACS patients aged 75 years or older compared with statin monotherapy said an expert observer. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleEsperion Therapeutics ESPR Summary & Strategy
AbstractEsperion Therapeutics ESPR is an Ann Arbor Michigan based biopharma focused on the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Esperions lead drug candidates are bempedoic acid BA and the fixed dose...
View ArticleOvercoming Barriers to Statin Adherence
Poor adherence can be a significant barrier to effective statin therapy. What steps can be taken to improve adherence and manage intolerance and other adverse effects U.S. Pharmacist
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