Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance and erectile and sexual dysfunction according to the latest review of possible side effects. The study was led by researchers at Oxford Population Health and published in The Lancet. Statins are highly effective drugs that lower LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels and have been repeatedly proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Risk vs BenefitThe benefits of statins greatly outweighed the risk of side effects, the researchers found. “Statins are life-saving drugs used by hundreds of millions of people over the past 30 years.

Source: Indian Express February 06, 2026 05:08 UTC