New oral LDL‑lowering drug side effects
Side effects of new LDL drug? And is it some folks or all ? Concern - given it's ab new drug, it's not vetted fully on historical data ... would you say it's better to wait another year before trying it? Is this add on to statin or by itself use? Question for new tablet by Merck??
Remember the injectable form of this same drug has been used and available for many years (I have myself been on for over 8 years now)—very favorable side effect profile. so it is now just come as oral medication so the safety profile is no different so there’s no reason to wait one year either way depending on individual detail…. REMINDER: Statins have known ANTI-INFLAMMATORY effects (we recently put out reel on that)….that this class is now known to have…. I know….class is same…So far what is known: mild side effects—about 9% risk of some dizziness (compared to 4% for placebo) and 7% risk of some diarrhea (compared to 2% with placebo) Of importance, at least for now, the muscle side effects so bothersome with statins have not been reported