8.19 Management of Statin Intolerance/Phobia and Statin Safety Issues

Clinical Feature: An Update on Statin Safety with an Emphasis on Differences

Statin drugs have been studied in numerous controlled trials involving hundreds of thousands of study participants. Their use has resulted in reduced coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality, morbidity and, in several studies, all-cause mortality. Even though clinical trial evidence and clinical... more

Specialty Corner: Tolerability of Statin Therapy in Children

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recommends universal pediatric lipid screening to identify and treat children with serious genetic dyslipidemias.1 Primary care providers should certainly identify children who will be candidates for statin therapy. One in 500 people are... more