Statin warning for pregnant women

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 06:22 in Health & Medicine

Pregnant women or those hoping to start or extend a family should avoid using the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins, say scientists. Current clinical guidelines already recommend that women who are pregnant should stop taking statins but the advice is based on the knowledge that cholesterol is essential for normal foetal development...

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