They work by lowering "bad" cholesterol and, by doing so, reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The drugs can be prescribed at different strengths, categorized as low-dose, moderate-dose ...

Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

The chart review included patients taking a variety of statins, whereas all patients in the interventional studies received either low- or medium-dose rosuvastatin or fluvastatin 80 mg.