Discontinuing Statins

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients At Increased Mortality Risk If They Stop Their Statin Therapy

medicalnewstoday.com — “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a populationView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients

medicalxpress.com — “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a population-based study now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients

eurekalert.org — “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a population-based study now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, RA patients should be advised of the importance of compliance to their statin therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease mortality risk.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients

eurekalert.org — “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a population-based study now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, RA patients should be advised of the importance of compliance to their statin therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease mortality risk.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Red Yeast Rice -- Treatment Option for Patients Who Can't Tolerate Statins? - Physician's First Watch

firstwatch.jwatch.org — “Red yeast rice lowers LDL cholesterol in patients who cannot tolerate statins, reports Annals of Internal Medicine. Some 60 patients who had discontinued statins owing to myalgia were randomized to receive red yeast rice . . . LINK(S):View full resource at firstwatch.jwatch.org

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Study: Statin use before OADs may improve adherence - Related Stories - DiabetesPro SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “Taking statins prior to using oral anti-diabetes drugs may help bolster statin adherence among type 2 diabetes patients, according to a study in Diabetes and Metabolism Research and Reviews. Researchers examined more than 2,000 patients and found the discontinuation rate for statins was 62.8% in th…View full resource at smartbrief.com

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