Do statins benefit very elderly patients

February 2012

Do statins benefit very elderly patients?

Providers often wonder if there's an age at which statin benefits are outweighed by risks, such as myopathy or drug interactions.

But cholesterol is still an important modifiable risk factor...even in patients over 80.

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Table of Contents

Anticoagulants Eliquis (EL-a-kwis) will be the next ORAL anticoagulant
Men's Health Rapaflo (silodosin), a new selective alpha-blocker for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Cardiology when it's okay to combine renin-angiotensin system blockers...ACEIs, ARBs, or aliskiren (Rasilez, etc)
Pediatrics management of constipation in kids
Pediatrics claims that corticosteroid nasal sprays (Omnaris, etc) work better than antibiotics for otitis media
Statins Do statins benefit very elderly patients
Renal & Urology Gelnique will compete in a crowded market of antimuscarinics for overactive bladder
Opioids chronic opioids can lead to low testosterone and estrogen
Vaccines hepatitis B vaccination for diabetes patients
Supplements HCG for weight loss
Women's Health Women often ask what they can use for pain during pregnancy and breastfeeding
ADHD whether ADHD stimulants increase cardiovascular risk or substance abuse in ADULTS