Rhabdomyolysis after taking Atorvastatin with Gemfibrozil

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 368-369

  Duell, P Barton ^a   Connor, William E ^a   Illingworth, D Roger ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ATORVASTATIN; CIMETIDINE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CREATINE KINASE; FLUOXETINE; FUROSEMIDE; GEMFIBROZIL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MYOSITIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUPPOSITORY;

ADULT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GEMFIBROZIL; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PYRROLES; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0032005257     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00907-7     Document Type: Article

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