Statin therapy usually needs to be continued lifelong to control high cholesterol. However, it may be possible to come off statins. Learn more about how to stop taking statins safely.

Some studies have shown that people who take statins have a more rapid increase in their cardiac artery calcium score. Learn more about the connection between calcium score and statins.

Find out how statins affect triglyceride metabolism and how much improvement in elevated triglyceride levels patients treated with statin drugs can expect to have.

Atorvastatin is a long-acting statin. Should you take atorvastatin in the morning or night for maximum effectiveness in lowering high cholesterol?

Most people know high cholesterol is linked to an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease. However, many people don’t know there is a close connection between cholesterol and liver health.

Lipitor belongs to a group of cholesterol drugs called statins. Learn about how Lipitor side effects in females differ from side effects in males.

Zocor and Lipitor are both effective in lowering cholesterol. However, which one is the better option for you?

Statins are commonly prescribed medications to lower cholesterol. But how do statins work?