Difference between revisions of "Statins"
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| − | '''Statins''' are a group of drugs used primarily to cause myopathies. | + | '''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 since sliced bread as a therapy dropped off in the 1990s) and are given to everyone. Hence the name: ''STAT, in!''' as in "Get that statin in that patient, STAT!''' |
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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 (especially since sliced bread as a therapy dropped off in the 1990s) and are given to everyone. Hence the name: STAT, in! as in "Get that statin in that patient, STAT!
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