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Statins Linked To Improvements In Peak Flow, Reduction In Asthma Rescue Inhaler Use.

By Jeremy Cockerill | March 2, 2010

Source: DIA Daily

MedPage Today (2/28, Phend) reported, “Statins may have yet another beneficial role besides lowering lipids: asthma control.” In fact, “adult asthma patients who started a lipid-lowering drug for cardiovascular reasons saw a meaningful improvement in peak flow and reduction in asthma rescue inhaler use soon afterward, Odelya E. Pagovich, MD, of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues told attendees at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology meeting.” While “statins as asthma monotherapy are out of the question, they might be valuable add-on treatments if the results are validated in a clinical trial, Pagovich said.”