Wednesday, June 4, 2014

BMJ - Statins & Diabetes


"Higher potency statins and the risk of new diabetes"
http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3244  /
"Conclusions Higher potency statin use is associated with a moderate increase in the risk of new onset diabetes compared with lower potency statins in patients treated for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Clinicians should consider this risk when prescribing higher potency statins in secondary prevention patients."

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