What is Statin?
'''Statin''' drugs, also known as '''HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors''', are lipid-lowering drugs that reduce [[disease|illness]] in people who have a high risk of [[cardiovascular disease]]. They are the most common [[cholesterol]]-lowering drugs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cholesterol Drugs|publisher=American Heart Association|url=https://watchlearnlive.heart.org/?moduleSelect=chldrg|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref> [[Low density lipoprotein|Low-density lipoprotein]] (LDL) carriers of cholesterol play key roles in [[arteriosclerosis]], [[stroke]] and [[coronary heart disease]].<ref>{{cite document|title=Lipid Modification|year=2014 |publisher=National Institutes of Health|pmid=25340243 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK248067|access-date=May 24, 2021|author1=National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK) }}</ref> The common side effects of statins are [[diabetes mellitus]], [[nausea]], [[hormonal imbalance]], and muscle pains.<ref>{{cite document|title=Comparative Tolerability/Harms of Individual Statins|publisher=London School of Economics|url=http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/53591/1/__lse.ac.uk_storage_LIBRARY_Secondary_libfile_shared_repository_Content_Naci%2C%20H_Naci_Comparative_%20tolerability_%20harms_2013_Naci_Comparative_%20tolerability_%20harms_2013.pdf|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schooling|first1=C. Mary|last2=Au Yeung|first2=Shiu Lun|last3=Freeman|first3=Guy|last4=Cowling|first4=Benjamin J.|date=2013-02-28|title=The effect of statins on testosterone in men and women, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials|journal=BMC Medicine|volume=11|issue=1|pages=57|doi=10.1186/1741-7015-11-57|doi-access=free |issn=1741-7015|pmc=3621815|pmid=23448151}}</ref> Statin drug names end in the word 'statin' to help know what the drugs do. [[Atorvastatin]], one of the most commonly prescribed brands, was in short supply in England in 2023 and the price rose from 49p through to £5.30 per pack. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-07-06|title=Negotiators warn statin shortage is having