Up to eight million people take the drugs to reduce cholesterol and prevent strokes and heart attacks
One of the most commonly prescribed statins raises the risk of diabetes, warns a new study. While two of the most widely used of the cholesterol-lowering drugs are effective in reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke, researchers found that rosuvastatin increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Statins are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the UK with an estimated seven to eight million adults in the UK taking them. More than 71 million prescription items were dispensed in 2018 alone, according to the British Heart Foundation . In all, 4,341 of the 4,400 participants completed the trial. The research team found no "discernible" differences between the two groups for all cause death, heart attack - also known as myocardial infarction, stroke or any revascularisation.
The research team acknowledged imitations to the study, including the fact that only Asian participants were included in the trial, and the three-year study period may have been relatively short to find longer term effects of two statin types.
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