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Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor.

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7 Medications Pulled for Links to Devastating Outcomes

We like to believe the pills prescribed to us are perfectly safe—that each one has passed through rigorous testing, expert oversight, and endless studies. And for the most part, that’s true. But every now and then, history reminds us that even modern medicine can stumble spectacularly. Some drugs once hailed…

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Atorvastatin Recall 2025 Explained: What the Drug Is, Which Products Are Impacted and What Patients Should Do

The FDA recalls over 140,000 bottles of Atorvastatin after failed quality tests. Find out which products are affected and what patients should do next.

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Trump’s meds ‘could be slowing him down’ and may not be doing him any good, MAHA adviser warns

A vaccine-skeptic doctor says the president should come off statins and aspirin – sparking an angry response from the White House

The Independent UK

This Merck Pill Promises Powerful Cholesterol Reduction Without Injections

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Tuesday shared topline results from the Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of enlicitide decanoate for hypercholesterolemia on a moderate or high intensity statin (or with documented statin intolerance).

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Critically ill patients with sepsis more likely to survive when given statins

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This common prescription drug could reduce deaths by sepsis, study finds

Statins helped critically ill patients with sepsis

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Statins can reduce sepsis deaths, study suggests

Researchers examined patients with sepsis in intensive care who received statins.

Evening Standard

How Natural Supplements Like Geranylgeraniol Can Help Maintain Energy and Muscle Health in Individuals Using Statins

Statins are now among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world, and they are a key drug for reducing cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. They are promoted for their ability to lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But with wider application has…

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One of UK’s most prescribed drugs could reduce death rate of common blood cancer

Researchers discovered that patients who took a statin had a 61 per cent reduced risk of dying from their cancer

The Independent UK

Lowering bad cholesterol may cut risk of dementia by 26%, study suggests

Research highlights link between low LDL cholesterol and reduced dementia risk, with statins offering additional protection

The Guardian - UK

Tackling bad cholesterol levels with statins may reduce dementia risk – study

People with low levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol are less likely to develop dementia, experts found.

Evening Standard

The truth about cholesterol: 12 things you need to know – from eggs to weight to statins

What is good and bad cholesterol? Should you remove fat from your diet? And what about shellfish? Experts explain it all

The Guardian - UK

Most people over 70 should consider taking statins, study finds

Researchers say cost-effective treatment that cuts heart disease and stroke risk is linked to better health in older age

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Akira Endo obituary

Japanese biochemist whose work on fungal extracts led to the creation of the first statin

The Guardian - UK

Akira Endo, ‘remarkable’ scientist who discovered statins, dies aged 90

Biochemist found cholesterol-lowering compound in 1973 and the drugs have prolonged millions of lives

LiveScience

Statins may reduce blood-clot risk in menopausal women on hormone therapy, study hints

Hormone therapy for menopause might be made safer by taking statins at the same time, a study hints.

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Study: Commonly Prescribed Statin Raises Diabetes Risk

Rosuvastatin found to increase risk of type 2 diabetes compared to atorvastatin, warns new research

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Evening Standard

Cholesterol drug and statin combination ‘could save thousands of lives’

Study finds that risk of death for heart attack patients significantly reduced by treatment

The Independent UK

What is combination cholesterol therapy, as study suggests it could save lives?

Researchers say thousands of lives could be changed every year.

The Independent UK

Combination cholesterol therapy could save thousands of lives, study suggests

Thousands of lives could be changed every year if treatment guidelines are changed to reflect the findings, researchers suggest.

Chicago Sun-Times

New cholesterol medicine could be weapon in preventing heart attack, stroke for high-risk people

The study looked at a statin alternative called bempedoic acid and found that it reduced levels of LDL cholesterol and also lowered the risk for heart attack, stroke and death.

Daily Record

Michael Mosley shares daily morning exercise that helps ward off dementia

The diet guru has lifted the lid on the healthy habits he's adopted to help fight off the devastating illness.

Wales Online

Common pill for cholesterol has left man, 47, unable to walk

Mark had fevers, muscle aches and temperatures at night and, over nine months, he lost his ability to walk, had to quit his job and now uses a wheelchair all the time

Dynamite News

Moderate exercise safe for people who suffer muscle pain from statins: Research

According to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, statin therapy does not worsen muscular damage, discomfort, or tiredness in patients who engage in moderate-intensity exercises, such as walking. Read further on Dynamite News:

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