Are statins the same as blood thinners?

Checking blood levels can help prevent complications when taking statins and blood thinners. Photo Credit: Fly_dragonfly/iStock/Getty Images Different classes of cholesterol-lowering medications work by different mechanisms. read more

No. Blood thinners is the term used for common man to understand since drugs. Unless specified otherwise , blood thinners usually refers to class of drugs called “Anti-coagulants” which helps blood to to maintain its normal fluid form. Statins are the class of drugs which reduce the blood cholesterol. read more