Rhabdomyolysis with atorvastatin and fusidic acid

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 992, 2008, Pages 325-327

  O'Mahony, C ^a   Campbell, V L ^b   Al Khayatt, M S ^c   Brull, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ATORVASTATIN; BISOPROLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUROSEMIDE; FUSIDIC ACID; INSULIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; HEART DISEASES; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PYRROLES; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 49049118017     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.064097     Document Type: Article

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