Statin Advice for Patients
Raised cholesterol and a family history of heart disease will increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. You would benefit from taking a medication to reduce this risk. Please see the resources below.
Taking Statins
You may find the decision aid below helpful when considering the pros and cons of taking a statin.
Alternatives to statins
If you do not wish to take statins, there are alternate lipid lowering therapy medications you could try.
Guidance for this is linked below.
It is always important that this is built on having a healthy lifestyle to reduce your risk factors (exercise, diet, not smoking).
Lifestyle Measures you can take to lower your cholesterol and improve your risk score...
Please use the link in your text message to let us know if you would be happy to try a statin medication.
Last Updated 27/09/2024