Table 1.

Statins side effects.

Musculoskeletal Disorders	Diabetes	Liver Side Effects	Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Myopathy	More frequent in elderly patients, especially women	Very modest Dose-related	Controversial possible side effect
Rhabdomyolysis	It appears especially in patients with multiple risk factors for diabetes	Usually small, asymptomatic aminotransferases elevations	The majority of studies found no association between statin treatment and intracerebral hemorrhage