Cholesterol lowering statins 'have almost no side effects'

Cholesterol-lowering statins have almost no side-effects, with patients experiencing fewer adverse symptoms than when taking a dummy drug, researchers say.

Scientists examining the results of 29 trials involving more than 80,000 people found that only a small minority of side effects are attributable to statins.

Patients were found to have more serious adverse effects from placebos taken as part of a control group than from statins.