Alternate day dosing of rosuvastatin: Potential usefulness in statin-intolerant patients

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 453-

  Joy, Tisha ^a   Hegele, Robert A ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; ROSUVASTATIN;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 68949122354     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(09)70133-3     Document Type: Letter

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