The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7358 p75
16 July 2005

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Dementia and statins

Statin therapy does not offer protection against developing dementia, a cohort study of 3,000 participants suggests (Archives of Neurology 2005;62:1047). Previous investigations have indicated that statin use may have such an effect.