The FDA has updated statin labelling and literature to include prior screening for hepatic function. Also included in the release is the information that statins are implicated in a higher incidence( 8-13%) of diabetes in patients on them, especially with higher doses. Also highlighted is the connection, though tenous, between statin therapy and cognitive disorders.
The full article is here http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/759588?src=cmemp.
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