Chronic Cough Due to Statins
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Statin drugs (simvastatin for example) are commonly used to treat high cholesterol and have many known side effects... but here's another. Statins are now believed to potentially cause a chronic dry cough according to a recent report!

This chronic cough side effect is common in other types of medications such as ACE-Inhibitors (lisinopril) and angiotensin receptor blockers (losartan) to treat high blood pressure.

Statins were not previously known to cause a chronic dry cough.

Reference:
Chronic cough as a complication of treatment with statins: a case report. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2012 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print]

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