Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs May Have Been the Cause in 92 Deaths
British government figures released last week show that 92 deaths have been linked to the statin drugs developed to lower cholesterol.
In no way should anyone who is using these drugs stop using them but please review your usage with your doctor and see if the dosage can ever be lowered, if it can be lowered if you adopt lifestyle changes, or if a medication with none of these side-effects can be used for you. All doctors you see should be pleased to review information and work with you cooperatively.
If not, then why are you seeing them? You must be in charge of your own health; doctorss are there to advise and assist.
It is believed that the death toll could be higher because doctors are reluctant to blame drugs they prescribe for harming patients.
Experts are calling for a complete safety review of heart drugs taken by millions of Britons.
More than 37 of the deaths were attributed to Zocor. Lipitor, made by Pfizer, was associated with 36 of the deaths.
Three other leading statin brands — Novartis’s Lescol, BMS’s Lipostat and AstraZeneca’s Crestor — have been associated with 19 deaths.
As well as the deaths there have also been reports of 7,000 side effects reported to the Department of Health by doctors, including kidney and liver damage and muscle weakness.
There are an estimated 4 million people taking the drugs, almost a third more than a year ago.
Cholesterol Confusion Among the Researchers.
Anxiety about overuse of the drugs is coupled with a growing body of research suggesting the connection between cholesterol levels and health is more complex than previously thought.
A number of investigations have discovered that people with higher amounts of cholesterol live longer than those with lower levels.
Despite growing evidence that cholesterol is not the primary cause of heart disease, the pharmaceutical industry still is aggressively marketing statins.
The Most Severe Side Effect
The most severe adverse effect of statins is called rhabdomyolysis, where muscle is “dissolved” and the breakdown products block the kidneys, with fatal consequences.
The Food and Drug Administration, which licenses medications in America, has been forced to review the safety of one statin in particular: Crestor.
Dr. Lane’s Comments
How would you react if you knew a certain food you commonly eat had killed 92 people?
I bet you would not eat it. Now how would you feel if this same food was heavily promoted on television and print media as being safe and without complications?
If you are anything like me, I would have serious concern and would be wondering what in the world was going on.
Remember, big profits have a way of blinding the truth.
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