How to Use statin in a Sentence

statin

noun
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  • The patients in the trial were on statins and had a wide range of triglyceride levels.
    — Betsy McKay, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2018
  • People who have had a heart attack or stroke should take a statin.
    — Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN, 22 Feb. 2020
  • On average, statins raise the A1C level by about 0.3%, which is not that much.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Aches are just about as likely while taking a placebo pill as a statin.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 May 2021
  • About 28 percent of American men and women over age 40 take a statin, the CDC says.
    — Maggie Fox, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Suramin is just the first of a whole new class of medicines, like the first statin for high cholesterol or the first beta blocker for high blood pressure.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 May 2017
  • The most common are called statins, which decrease LDL levels.
    — Katherine Hobson, Time, 19 June 2023
  • One of those two drugs is a statin, a drug widely prescribed to prevent heart disease.
    — Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 12 June 2017
  • In contrast, statins can reduce LDL levels by as much as 50%.
    — Gina Kolata, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • There are generic versions of statins and some cost only a few dollars.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Twenty statin users died of colorectal cancer compared to 37 in the group that did not take statins.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2023
  • To increase usage of statins, Pollock said changing the perception of the drug is key.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The letter revealed that Trump took a daily aspirin and a low dose of statin, a drug used to lower cholesterol.
    — Fortune, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The finding helps lay the groundwork for cholesterol-lowering drugs like statins.
    — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Of a thousand people who take statins for five years, the drugs will help only eighteen to avoid a major heart attack or stroke.
    — Hannah Fry, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The drug could also be an add-on treatment for people already takings statins.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • What has happened is that over the past 50 years, changes in lifestyle and new treatments (like statins) have been lowering rates of heart disease.
    — Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Joe Biden/ President thought little blue pill was his statin.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2021
  • That could include the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • For adults 76 and older, there was not enough research to make a recommendation about taking a statin for the first time.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022
  • If not, are there statins that are better or safer for someone with diabetes in the family?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Clinical trials have proven statins to be safe and effective for long-term use.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Take, for example, lovastatin (Mevacor), the first statin approved by the FDA in 1987.
    — Dennis J. Selkoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Studies on cell cultures in the lab, for example, have shown that statins can limit tumor growth.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Time, 31 Aug. 2017
  • For instance, statins and other lipid-lowering drugs are known to be safe and effective.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Part of this is due to side effects—mostly muscle aches—that were not made clear by drugmakers when statins were first approved.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But given your whole picture, the benefit of a statin at this time for you is negligible.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 May 2022
  • Recent research found that about 20% of people at high risk for heart disease refuse to take statins when prescribed by their doctor.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 24 June 2023
  • In the 1970s, Endo discovered a class of molecules called statins, which can lower cholesterol by blocking an enzyme that plays a role in its production in the liver.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
  • Regardless of gender, guidelines suggest adults should try taking a statin, or should take a statin with another cholesterol-lowering medication, to manage or prevent heart disease.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 31 May 2024

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