Fluvastatin, rhabdomyolysis, and myotoxicity

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1296-1297

  Murinson, Beth B ^a   Maragakis, Nicholas J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CERIVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

APOPTOSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE TOXICITY; MYALGIA; MYOBLAST; MYOPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 55549111906     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/83.11.1296     Document Type: Letter

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