Statins and muscle adverse effects: A complementary perspective

Drug Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 803-

  Golomb, Beatrice A ^a,b   Koperski, Sabrina ^a   Evans, Marcella A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, adverse reactions; Lovastatin, adverse reactions; Muscular disorders, drug induced; Red yeast rice, adverse reactions

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN;

DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955585617     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11538840-000000000-00000     Document Type: Letter

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