Statins do not commonly cause muscle pain and stiffness
BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n3060 (Published 29 December 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;375:n3060- Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
- Deniz Gursul, research dissemination officer1,
- Samantha Cassidy, science writer1 ,
- Liam Smeeth, director and professor of clinical epidemiology2,
- Alexander Perkins, research fellow3
- 1NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, Twickenham, UK
- 2Department of non-communicable disease epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
- 3Department of medical statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
- Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk
The study
Herrett E, Williamson E, Brack K, et al. The effect of statins on muscle symptoms in primary care: the StatinWISE series of 200 N-of-1 RCTs. Health Technol Assess 2021;25:16.
To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/statins-not-likely-to-cause-muscle-pain-stiffness/
Footnotes
Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none.
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