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What are statins?

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∙ 11y ago
Updated: 9/14/2023

Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower rates of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood.They are taken to lower the cholesterol the body, aimed at people at risk of or have arterial and heart diseases.

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