HealthCanal.com Atorvastatin accounted for more than half of all new statin prescriptions followed by rosuvastatin , simvastatin, pravastatin, lovastatin and fluvastatin. The study used pravastatin-treated patients as the comparison group as pravastatin has been shown ...
iTech Post The risk of diabetes was the greatest in people who maintained a frequent intake of atorvastatin, rosuvastatin and simavastatin, the study claims. Researchers in Canada, who carried out the study which recruited around 500,000 Ontario residents, reveal ...
Highlight Press Statins that were included in the study were lovastatin , pravastatin, fluvastatin, simvastatin, rosuvastatin and atoravastatin. Other studies reveal that though the overall risk for developing a disease like diabetes is low, some patients saw an ...
Medical News Today ... events was highest for atorvastatin (30 outcomes per 1000 person-years) and rosuvastatin (34 per 1000 person-years). Simvastatin made up for 26 outcomes per 1000 person-years with both fluvastatin and lovastatin at 21 outcomes per 100 person-years.
Hamilton Spectator The researchers said no increased risk was seen with fluvastatin (which is sold under the brand names Lescol, Canef and Vastin) or lovastatin (Mevac...
BBC News Their report said: "We found that patients treated with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, or simvastatin were at increased risk of new onset diabetes compared with those treated with pravastatin . "Clinicians should considers this risk when they are ...
The Times (subscription) ... were starting on statins, and followed them for at least five years. Compared to pravastatin, patients treated with atorvastatin (also known as Lipitor) increased their risk of diabetes by 22 per cent. Rosuvastatin was linked to an 18 per cent risk ...
Cape Breton Post The three drugs were atorvastatin, rosuvastatin and simvastatin, which are sold as Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor respectively. The researchers said no increased risk was seen with fluvastatin (which is sold under the brand names Lescol, Canef and Vastin ...
HealthCanal.com Atorvastatin accounted for more than half of all new statin prescriptions followed by rosuvastatin , simvastatin, pravastatin, lovastatin and fluvastatin. The study used pravastatin-treated patients as the comparison group as pravastatin has been shown ...
