The affected tablets are known as a generic version of a popular statin.

Statins block cholesterol production but commonly cause muscle aches; alternatives exist for those who cannot tolerate them.

CoQ10 is widely promoted on social media as a remedy for statin-related muscle pain, but clinical evidence remains mixed.

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Key Takeaways Certain compounds in matcha have blood-pressure-lowering effects, ...

A two-cohort observational study found statin users had roughly doubled dementia hazard after weighting-based adjustment, ...

Studies show some patients develop muscle aches no matter which statin they take, and a different class of drug may be the ...

A reader struggling with statin-related muscle aches learns that alternative medications exist that don't cause increased ...

Two widely used cholesterol medicines offered similar protection against major cardiovascular problems in a three-year trial. However, rosuvastatin was associated with more newly treated diabetes and ...

Can you tell us why there are so many different statins and what each one is supposed to do that the others don’t? I know ...

I know they're supposed to help my heart, but the leg aches make me want to stop taking them anyway. — V.L.S. Dear V.L.S.: ...

I know they’re supposed to help my heart, but the leg aches make me want to stop taking them anyway. -- V.L.S. Answer: Statin ...