New warning labels highlight risks of statins. Feb. 28, 2012— -- Federal regulators announced today they would add additional safety warnings to the labels on statins, a class of drugs that ...

WASHINGTON -- The FDA said today that all statins must carry warnings about increased risks of elevated blood sugar and possible transient memory and cognition problems, but at the same time the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued new safety warnings about a popular class of drugs used to control cholesterol levels. The FDA says the drugs, known as statins, can cause several side ...

Not long ago, statins were jokingly promoted by some doctors with a “put them in the drinking water” argument. Physicians and drug company experts suggested that the ubiquitous cholesterol ...

according to a new statin warning from the FDA. The agency singled out atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor) for the new warnings and restated a warning about ...

FDA issues new warning on Lipitor, Zocor, other statins By NewsCore Published February 28, 2012 2:18pm EST | Updated October 25, 2015 3:54am EDT ...

Almost a decade ago, the FDA required a label change on 80-mg simvastatin warning that interactions with other common drugs could cause a muscle condition called rhabdomyolysis, which can cause ...

Statins, which treat cholesterol, now will come with labels that include a warning that the drugs, taken by almost 32 million Americans, can cause memory loss and confusion. The FDA says reports ...

The warning comes after the European Medicines Agency in January ordered drug makers behind the seven types of statins to amend their in-pack leaflet to include a warning about myasthenia gravis.

brand name Zocor, would need a new label warning, it simply reinforced something that many doctors already knew: The highest “recommended” dose of 80 milligrams a day is so dangerous that it ...

Statins also carry warnings that memory loss, mental confusion, neuropathy, high blood sugar, and type 2 diabetes are possible side effects. It's important to remember that statins may also ...

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