Feb 5 (Reuters) - Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not cause most of the side effects attributed to them on package ...

A review of the evidence suggests that statins are no more likely than a placebo to cause most of the side effects listed on ...

Statins were linked to only four out of 66 suggested side effects in a major study, plus two previously known ones.

While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers ...

New research suggests that statins, effective cholesterol-lowering drugs, don't cause many of the side effects listed on ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, ...

Many listed adverse reactions of widely used medicine to reduce cholesterol are not supported by evidence, it says ...

Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side ...

However, experts note there is "ongoing confusion and concern" surrounding the drugs’ side-effects, a situation that means ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most ...