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Statins — a class of medicines designed to reduce cholesterol linked to heart disease and strokes — are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States and Britain.

“Statins do work and are effective, but some trials have highlighted there have been variations in responses among some patients,” said Ralph Kwame Akyea, research associate at the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. In total, 51 percent of patients had an insufficient drop in cholesterol even while taking the drugs.

“There might also be a role played by genetic variation. Not everyone responds to the medication and there are currently studies looking at the genetics of drug response.”Recent changes to prescription guidelines are set to see statins given to more than 55 million people in the US and 12 million people in Britain in the next few years.

 

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