Statins

Word STATINS
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Definitions and meanings of "Statins"

What do we mean by statins?

Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

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The word "statins" in example sentences

If you want a lot of information to really discuss statins with your doctor, simply enter ’statin’ or ’statins’ in the search function of this blog and you’ll find plenty. ❋ Unknown (2008)

FDA said there's a "very small" chance that cholesterol-lowering drugs, which are known as statins, could raise blood sugar levels in patients with type-2 diabetes. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)

Um, another reason that physicians prescribe statins is that they work and they are relatively inexpensive. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Here's my one uncertainty about long-term statins in the "relatively healthy". ❋ 1 Dinosaur (2009)

While broad screening could also increase the numbers of children prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, doctors cautioned against reading the new guidelines as a call for using medication. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

These factors include reductions in the smoking rate and lowering cholesterol levels using drugs known as statins, as well as diet. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

That is the notion that raising good cholesterol can help prevent heart attacks and strokes beyond reductions achieved by drugs called statins that lower bad cholesterol. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

The widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins target LDL or bad cholesterol. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)

But Pfizer likely faces an uphill battle because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has previously rejected the idea of allowing over-the-counter versions of cholesterol drugs in the same class as Lipitor—known as statins—because of concerns that consumers aren't able to properly use the drugs without a doctor's guidance. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Associated Press Pfizer likely faces an uphill battle because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has previously rejected the idea of allowing over-the-counter versions of cholesterol drugs in the same class as Lipitor—known as statins—because of concerns that consumers aren't able to properly use the drugs without a doctor's guidance. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

In the U.S., cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are the most commonly prescribed type of medication. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prior studies of cholesterol drugs known as statins in people with end-stage renal disease, who were on dialysis, failed to show a significant benefit. ❋ Peter Loftus (2010)

While cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are widely used in older patients to reduce heart risk, both Dr. Thomas and Dr. Pletcher said too little is known about the effect of putting people on statins for 30 or 40 years to recommend them as treatment for young adults. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For $79, customers can get their DNA tested for how their bodies are likely to respond to 10 substances, including caffeine, cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, the blood thinner warfarin and the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some medications cannot be split more on that below, but in general, many common ones can, including aspirin, cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, and many high blood pressure and depression drugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The study included 363 people with heart disease, or a high risk of the disease, who had been taking drugs called statins for several years to lower their cholesterol. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cholesterol-lowering agents known as statins might also be good candidates for inclusion in the water supply, particularly if data confirms that they increase life-expectancy in otherwise health individuals and if those susceptible to rare side-effects -- such as muscle breakdown -- could be identified in advance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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