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Old 06-16-2008, 09:09 AM #1
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In Europe they are apparently ahead of US.

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New statin side effects warning

Additional side effects have been identified for statins as a class, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced this week in the February 2008 issue of Drug Safety Update. The agency says that patients should be made aware that depression, sleep disturbances, memory loss and sexual dysfunction could occur.

However, the MHRA maintains that the benefits of statins are well established and outweigh the risk of side effects in most patients.

Statins may very rarely be associated with interstitial lung disease, the MHRA adds. Patients should see their doctor if they develop symptoms that could suggest this condition, such as dyspnoea, non-productive cough and general deterioration in health.
from http://www.pharmj.com/Editorial/2008...144statin.html

Interstitial lung disease is often fatal.
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The VA hospitals are not as aggresive about prescribing them like they use to be. I guess the electronic records are doing the job when it comes to researching patients complaints. To me electronic recording is the best tool for medicial research.
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