Q: What are the side effects with statins such as Lipitor or Zocor?
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A: Almost all side effects for Zocor or Lipitor surround muscle issues. It is a very small percentage; about 4% of patients will develop muscle aches. A smaller percentage will experience muscle weakness or more serious issues, generally these medicines are very well tolerated. The myth that this class of medicines called statins causes liver
disease is just that, a myth. It has been shown time after time not to be a reality. I remind patients that statins have done as much to reduce death from heart disease as antibiotics have done to reduce death from pneumonia.
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