Statin induced diabetes and its clinical implications
Umme Aiman1★, Ahmad Najmi2, Rahat Ali Khan1★ Corresponding author
- 1Departments of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- 2Index Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Umme Aiman
Departments of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Received: 30-12-2013; Revised: 01-02-2014; Accepted: 16-02-2014.
Volume 5, Issue 3 · pp. 181–185 · PUBLISHED 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.136097
ABSTRACT
Statins are one of the most commonly used drugs in the world based on their potential to prevent adverse cardiovascular events. These cholesterol‑lowering drugs received a US Food and Drug Administration warning, in February 2012, regarding increased risk of incident diabetes and impaired glycemic control in patients who already have diabetes. The possible association of diabetes with statin therapy has started a wave of discussion in the medical community. A number of meta‑analyses conducted in recent years have demonstrated that the association is real although causality has not been proved yet. Individual statins differ with respect to their diabetogenic property; women and elderly persons appear to be at increased risk. Various aspects of statin’s adverse effect on glycemic control remain to be explored. As further research in this area continues, physicians might still take some precautions to make risk benefit ratio more favorable for the patients.
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Aiman, U., Najmi, A., & Khan, R. A. (2014). Statin induced diabetes and its clinical implications. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(3), 181–185. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.136097