People on cholesterol-lowering statins can be reassured that it is uncommon for the tablets to cause muscle pain, say the authors of a large study. The pills can protect against heart attacks and ...

In general, the lowest statin dose possible should be prescribed to avoid muscle pain, a side effect in up to 10 percent of the people who take these medications. Type 2 diabetes risk was 9 ...

A study led by an Indian researcher has found a gene known as atrogin-1, which plays a key role in statin-related muscle toxicity. A study led by an Indian researcher has found a gene known as ...

It has been a long-standing theory that statin-associated muscle pain (myalgia) is caused, or at least partly contributed by, a reduction in CoQ10 levels in muscle mitochondria. One of the main ...

Myopathy, defined as muscle aching or ... Common adverse events of pravastatin (compared with placebo) include headache (6% vs. 4%), rash (4% vs. 1%), chest pain (4% vs. 2%), fatigue (4% vs.