Difference between revisions of "Statins"
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| − | '''Statins''', also known by their sexier name of '''HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors''', are a group of lipid-lowering drugs used primarily to cause myopathies. In modern medicine, they are considered to be the greatest thing since sliced bread | + | '''Statins''', also known by their sexier name of '''HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors''', are a group of lipid-lowering drugs used primarily to cause myopathies. In modern medicine, they are considered to be the greatest thing since sliced bread especially once sliced bread was banned by the [[Food & Drug Administration]] in 1997. Health care professionals (cardiologists especially) want to infuse '''statins''' as early and as quickly as possible, hence the name: "STAT, in!" as in "Get that '''statin''' in that patient, STAT!" |
Latest revision as of 03:45, 31 July 2017
Statins, also known by their sexier name of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are a group of lipid-lowering drugs used primarily to cause myopathies. In modern medicine, they are considered to be the greatest thing since sliced bread especially once sliced bread was banned by the Food & Drug Administration in 1997. Health care professionals (cardiologists especially) want to infuse statins as early and as quickly as possible, hence the name: "STAT, in!" as in "Get that statin in that patient, STAT!"
Did You Know
Nystatin is a statin made in New York?[1]
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- ↑ Breaking: Nystatin is Not Actually a Statin (Statins Weekly)
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