Rubraca is a prescription medicine used to treat people with advanced ovarian cancer who: have certain âBRCAâ gene mutations, either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic), and. have received previous treatment with 2 or more prior chemotherapy medicines for their cancer.
Consider statins a lifelong commitment. You may think that once your cholesterol goes down, you can stop taking medication. But if your cholesterol levels have decreased after you take a statin, you'll likely need to stay on it indefinitely.If you stop taking it, your cholesterol levels will probably go back up.are but potentially serious side effects. 1  Muscle problems. 2  Statins may cause muscle pain and tenderness, particularly if you're taking a high dosage. 3  In severe cases, muscle cells can break down (rhabdomyolysis) and release a protein called myoglobin into the bloodstream.
Further, the damage may persist even after statin use is halted, meaning these drugs may cause permanent muscle damage. Folks, this is in no way a minor side effect or nuisance. Muscle pain and weakness may be an indication that your body tissues are actually breaking down -- a condition that can cause kidney damage.