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What do you suggest if i want to know why it's bad to take statins (cholesterol-lowering meds) when you have a liver dysfunction?
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Liver dysfunction. : As liver dysfunction is one of the common side effect of statin therapy because all statins work through liver enzymes inhibition to control cholestrol, hence if you take statins while you have have abnormal liver you may cause more harm to your liver.
Answered 3/19/2014
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