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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks.
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience People with high cholesterol who are prescribed statins.
Options included Take statins.
Talk to your doctor about alternative treatments.
Year of last update or review 2022
Format Web, paper
Developer Mayo Clinic
Where was it developed? www.mayoclinic.com
Mayo Clinic
US
Health condition Cholesterol
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
2 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.