Most people who stopped taking statins blamed the side effects — but a landmark new study involving 150,000 patients just found something that may change that thinking.
A major new review is challenging one of the biggest reasons people quit statins: fear of side effects. Researchers analyzed data from roughly 150,000 participants across 19–23 randomized clinical trials and found that most symptoms commonly blamed on statins occurred just as often in people taking placebo pills. (The Australian) The study concluded that evidence …









