Statin Drugs May Increase Risk Of Diabetes [View all]
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Source: British Medical Journal, Medical News today
The risk was most significant in patients taking atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor), according to the study, published in BMJ.
Statins are the most widely prescribed medications for the prevention of cardiovascular events. Generally, these medications are well received, however, a new link to diabetes has been suggested.
Previous studies have indicated a 27% elevated risk of diabetes with rosuvastatin. One found that taking pravastatin actually lowered the risk by 30%.
Research on this topic is scarce, which led investigators from Canada to conduct a population-based study on 1.5 million residents in Ontario, Canada, to analyze the link between individual statin use and new-onset diabetes.
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