onsdag 16 maj 2012

Kolesterolsänkande medicin

Läkemedelsverket I USA (FDA) kräver varningsmärkning av statiner.
 
Man varnar för leverskador, minnesförlust och förvirring, typ-2 diabetes och muskelsvaghet


·         The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring additional warning labels for the cholesterol-lowering drug class known as statins, warning that the drugs may increase your risk of liver damage, memory loss and confusion, type 2 diabetes and muscle weakness
·         The FDA has removed a long-standing warning advising routine monitoring of liver enzymes in people taking statins, even though the drugs are linked to serious liver damage
·         One in four Americans aged 45 and older take statin drugs to lower cholesterol, and many are unaware of the serious risks associated with the drugs
·         The majority of people taking statin drugs do not need them, and in fact are risking their health unnecessarily by doing so
·         Over 60,000 people EVERY year in the US will develop diabetes solely as a result of taking statin drugs

 

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