Around 10 percent of people who take statins to lower cholesterol experience mysterious muscle pains, causing many to discontinue these potentially life-saving medicines. Now, researchers from ...

Millions take statins like atorvastatin to lower LDL cholesterol, but doctors warn that persistent muscle pain should never be ignored. While mild aches may settle, worsening or widespread muscle pain ...

A pharmacist has issued an important warning for people taking statins. Urging them to exercise caution, the concern centres ...

Peter said: "Some side effects of atorvastatin may settle after the first few days as the body adjusts. However, muscle pain that does not ease remains the key early side effect to watch out for, ...

Atorvastatin, which has a brand name of Lipitor, is prescribed to millions of people across the UK every year. According to ...