Papers/PMID:25760954
Lipid-lowering efficacy of atorvastatin.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2015The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
atorvastatin — no detected effect on withdrawal due to adverse events
Evidence strength: very limited.FindingNull result“Withdrawals due to adverse effects were not statistically significantly different between atorvastatin and placebo groups in these short-term trials (risk ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.68 to 1.40).”
Quoted verbatim from Lipid-lowering efficacy of atorvastatin.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Individuals with and without cardiovascular disease in short-term (three to 12 weeks) placebo-controlled randomised trials of atorvastatin
Effect 0.98 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.4
Lipid-lowering efficacy of atorvastatin.2015PMID:2576095410.1002/14651858.CD008226.pub3Permalink