Seroyal launches Genestra Brands Statin Care in Canada

TORONTO — Seroyal on Wednesday announced the Canadian release of Genestra Brands Statin Care, a balanced nutritional supplement formulated to provide nutritional support for patients taking statin medications.

 

Statins are a common class of drugs used to treat high cholesterol levels. In 2012, more than 38 million prescriptions for statins were filled in Canada. Statins work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA, which is needed to form both cholesterol and CoQ10, an antioxidant found in muscle cells.  As many as 20% of patients taking statins experience muscle pain, which may be caused in part by decreased CoQ10 levels associated with statin usage, the company noted. 

 

Genestra Statin Care combines CoQ10, L-carnitine and vitamin D in a capsule format. Several human clinical trials conducted on patients taking statins have demonstrated that CoQ10 may help in reducing muscle pain symptoms, and L-carnitine may help to further decrease certain cardiovascular disease risk factors.

 

"The combination of the three active ingredients in Genestra Brands Statin Care provide support for cardiovascular health," said George Tardik, developer of Statin Care. "Clinical study results lead us to believe these nutritional ingredients represent an excellent adjunct to statin treatment."

 

After a review process, Health Canada's Natural Health Products Department has approved the claim: "helps to maintain and support cardiovascular health," for the new Statin Care formula, Genestra Brands reported.

 

"Statin Care's formulation is our first formulation to combine these ingredients to support cardiovascular health at clinically effective doses," said Yves Yau, president at Seroyal. "Our mission is to offer healthcare practitioners and consumers the most researched and effective formulas to support overall health."