Two rare complications of lipid-lowering therapies explained

Although lipid-lowering medications are generally well tolerated, rare complications can include statin-associated autoimmune myopathy and drug-induced acute pancreatitis, a speaker reported.
At the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions, Mary P. McGowan, MD, FNLA, co-director of the lipid clinic at Dartmouth Hitchcock Heart and Vascular Center and chief medical officer at The Family Heart Foundation in Pasadena, California, described the prevalence and potential mechanisms behind these rare complications tied to statin and fibrate use.
“In fact, we are pretty lucky. They're not

Although lipid-lowering medications are generally well tolerated, rare complications can include statin-associated autoimmune myopathy and drug-induced acute pancreatitis, a speaker reported.
At the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions, Mary P. McGowan, MD, FNLA, co-director of the lipid clinic at Dartmouth Hitchcock Heart and Vascular Center and chief medical officer at The Family Heart Foundation in Pasadena, California, described the prevalence and potential mechanisms behind these rare complications tied to statin and fibrate use.
“In fact, we are pretty lucky. They’re not