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Although some men taking statins to lower cholesterol or antihypertensive drugs to lower blood pressure may believe the drugs increase the potential for developing erectile dysfunction, a recent Canadian study has found that to be unlikely. Findings of the nearly six-year study showed no association between the drugs and the development of erectile dysfunction.
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Heart Patients’ Meds Not Responsible for Impotence
Some patients worry that the drugs they’re taking to lower cholesterol or blood pressure might increase the possibility of developing erectile dysfunction. However, a new Canadian study suggests that’s not likely.
The study involved about 2,000 men who were taking a cholesterol-lowering statin drug, a blood pressure-lowering medication, or both. The statin the men took was Crestor (rosuvastatin), and the blood pressure drug was a combination of candesartan and hydrochlorothiazide, sold in the United States as Atacand/HCT. Comparison groups took placebos.
The nearly six-year study found no link between the drugs and the development of erectile dysfunction. One physician who reviewed the findings said there’s a valuable lesson here for physicians and patients. Benjamin Hirsh, MD, director of preventive cardiology at Northwell Health’s Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital in Manhasset, New York, notes that nearly 58% of male heart patients in the study had previously complained of impotence prior to the start of the drug trial.
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Nursing Homes Misuse Powerful Antipsychotic Drugs to Control Residents, New Report Says
Although the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes has been significantly reduced, advocacy groups contend that such drugs are administered without the consent of residents or family members who act as their agents, according to an article at Fox News online.
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