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• Statin therapy associated with lower risk of pancreatitis

  Although some studies have suggested that use of lipid-lowering therapies may increase the risk of pancreatitis, an analysis that involved pooling of data from previous studies and included more than 150,000 participants found that statin therapy was associated with a reduction in the risk of pancre more

• Statins may increase risk of interstitial lung abnormalities in smokers

  Use of statins may influence susceptibility to or the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in smokers, according to a new study. While some studies have suggested that statins might be beneficial in the treatment of fibrotic lung disease, others have suggested that they may contribute to t more

• Pharmacogenomics study finds rare gene variants critical for personalized drug treatment

  The use of genetic tests to predict a patient's response to drugs is increasingly important in the development of personalized medicine.  But genetic tests often only look for the most common gene variants.  In a pharmacogenomics study published in Genome Research, researchers have characterized rar more

Publications Statins

• Pharmacogenomics of lipid-lowering therapies

  Statins are the most widely used group of lipid-lowering drugs and they have been shown to be effective in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, primarily by reducing plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations and possibly through other pleiotropic effects. However, there are larg more

• Statins modulate feedback regulation mechanisms between advanced glycation end-products and C-reactive protein: evidence in patients with acute myocardial infarction

  Publication date: Available online 9 May 2013 Source:European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Author(s): Beatriz Paradela-Dobarro , Sergio Raposeiras-Roubín , Bruno K. Rodiño-Janeiro , Lilian Grigorian-Shamagian , José M. García-Acuña , Pablo Aguiar-Souto , Michel Jacquet-Hervet , Ma more

• Statins and Cancer‐Related Mortality: An Open Question

  HMG‐CoA reductase inhibitors, statins and pleiotropic effects have been associated with both increased and decreased cancer risk. This letter intends to contribute to ascertaining the real role of statins in cancer since there are conflicting results in the literature1. In the last volume of The L more

Market studies Statins

• Sweden Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2012

  BMI View: Our five-year forecasts for the Swedish pharmaceutical market show a decline in its overall size, which is expected to fall to SEK42.02bn (US$5.64bn) by 2016. Key reasons for this pessimism include patent expirations and the subsequent entry of copy products, coupled with the government’s more

• Statins: World Market Outlook 2011-2021

  What does the future hold for the statins industry and market? Our new report shows how the patent expiry of Lipitor and others will affect statin drug revenues from 2011 onwards. Our report gives you revenue forecasts for statin drugs from 2011 to 2021. We aim to save you time and aid your decisio more

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