Doctors hail NHS approved pill that slashes risk of heart attacks for those who can't take statins
Bempedoic acid, was approved for NHS use last year after promising early data showed it cut cholesterol by up to 25%. Peter Eggle (pictured), 73, has used it for 18 months and feels 'fantastic'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study suggests bempedoic acid reduces cholesterol, risk of heart attack
Bempedoic acid taken alone reduces cholesterol and heart attacks in patients who can ' t tolerate statins, according to a clinical research published Saturday in New England Journal of Medicine.. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A potential statin alternative shows promise to help heart health
Bempedoic acid may be an alternative for people who need to lower their cholesterol but can't or won't take statins, according to a large study published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bempedoic Acid Cuts CV Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients Bempedoic Acid Cuts CV Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients
The CLEAR Outcomes trial establishes this new drug as an important addition to available nonstatin LDL-lowering therapies, experts say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 4, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Bempedoic Acid Proves Clinical Benefits for the Statin-Intolerant
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Bempedoic acid (Nexletol) provided compelling clinical benefit in terms of primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention for statin-intolerant patients who need cholesterol lowering, according to the CLEAR... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Positives and Cautions With Bempedoic Acid for Statin Intolerance Positives and Cautions With Bempedoic Acid for Statin Intolerance
Bempedoic acid was effective for reducing CV outcomes in high-risk patients intolerant to statins, but doctors should still discuss the nocebo effect or cheaper alternatives first, says John Mandrola, MD.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Expert Column Source Type: news
Atorvastatin Tied to Cardioprotection for Lymphoma Patients on Anthracyclines
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with lymphoma on anthracycline-based chemotherapy who took atorvastatin (Lipitor) for a year were less likely to experience cardiac dysfunction, according to the STOP-CA trial.
The trial's primary endpoint... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
A Statin Alternative Joins Drugs That Can Reduce Heart Attack Risk
Bempedoic acid lowers cholesterol, and a study found a modest effect on cardiac illness. But whether patients are any more willing to take it remains to be seen, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Heart Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Bempedoic acid Cholesterol Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) American College of Cardiology New England Journal of Medicine Research your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Can't take statins? New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks
In a major study, a new kind of cholesterol-lowering drug helped people who can’t take the first choice, pills called statins (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Here ’s an Alternative to Statins for Lowering Cholesterol
Statins have revolutionized heart disease by lowering cholesterol effectively—by up to 50% or more. But anywhere from 7% to 29% of people who take them may be more susceptible to its side effects, which include weakening of muscles and pain, and decide they can’t tolerate them. In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, for example, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital reported that more than 20% of patients seen at the hospital from 2000 to 2018 who were recommended to take statins refused to take them, and those who refused took three times as long to lower their LDL cholesterol to target ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Elderly woman was hospitalised with liver and muscle injury after mixing juice and statins
The lipid-lowering drug can produce undesirable side effects when mixed with the wrong agents. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nonacceptance of Statin Recommendation Common, Especially for Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 -- For patients at high cardiovascular risk, nonacceptance of a statin therapy recommendation is common, especially among women, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
C. Justin Brown, Pharm.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Study: 1 in 5 patients at risk for cardiovascular disease refuses to take statins
Twenty percent of patients at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease refuse to take physician-recommended statin medication, with that number being significantly higher among females, a new study shows. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 in 5 Folks at High Heart Risk Refuse to Take a Statin
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 -- Twenty percent of folks who are at high risk for heart disease refuse statins that could help prevent it, researchers report.
They found that women were about 20% more likely than men to decline statin drugs when they were... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Statin Disappoints for Treatment-Resistant Depression Statin Disappoints for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Adding simvastatin to standard therapy offers no benefit over placebo for treatment-resistant depression, a new randomized clinical trial shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
