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Statin Use Increased From 1999-2000 to 2013-2014, Then Plateaued
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – Overall statin use for primary prevention increased since 1999 to 2000 but has plateaued since 2013 to 2014, according to a research letter published online Dec. 5 in the...
Gaps Persist in Actual Versus Optimal Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Care
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Roughly half of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) adopt optimal prevention strategies across racial and ethnic subgroups, according to a study...
Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin Have Comparable Efficacy for CAD
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin have comparable efficacy for a composite outcome in adults with coronary artery disease, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in The...
U.S. Heart Disease Death Rates Have Fallen Sharply in Past 30 Years
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – Fatal heart disease in the United States dropped about 4% a year between 1990 and 2019, but Americans need to quit smoking, drinking and overeating or those gains could be...
FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Requests Removal of Strongest Warning Against Using Cholesterol-Lowering Statins During Pregnancy; Still Advises Most Pregnant Patients Should Stop Taking Statins
What safety information is FDA announcing? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting removal of its strongest warning against using cholesterol-lowering statin medicines in pregnant...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Red Yeast Rice by Doctor’s Best: Recall - Undeclared Lovastatin
ISSUE: Doctor’s Best is voluntarily recalling lot 3121005 (7379 bottles) of Red Yeast Rice dietary supplement, 600 mg Capsules, 120-count bottles to the retail level. Doctor’s Best Red Yeast Rice has ...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Statins and HIV or Hepatitis C Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - Interaction Increases Risk of Muscle Injury
ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals of updates to the prescribing information concerning interactions between protease inhibitors and certain statin drugs. Protease inhibitors and statins ...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Statin Drugs - Drug Safety Communication: Class Labeling Change
ISSUE: FDA has approved important safety label changes for the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. The changes include removal of routine monitoring of liver enzymes from drug...
FDA Approves Crestor to Reduce Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
Approval based on JUPITER study which evaluated Crestor in a previously unstudied population WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Crestor for Use in Pediatric Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – AstraZeneca today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) for use in pediatric patients ages...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Crestor (rosuvastatin) - Mar 2, 2005
FDA issued a public health advisory describing revisions to the WARNINGS, DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, and PRECAUTIONS sections of the labeling. The revisions include results...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Crestor (rosuvastatin) - Jun 9, 2004
FDA issued a Public Health Advisory notifying healthcare professionals of a revised package insert for use in the 22 member states of the European Union (EU). The changes to the European labeling are...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Statin drugs and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
[Posted 09/30/2008] An FDA analysis provides new evidence that the use of statins does not increase incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease often referred to as...
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