single dose of cholesterol lowering drug causes painful muscle wasting disease

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1: Heart. 2004 Jan;90(1):e3.

Rhabdomyolysis induced by a single dose of a statin.

Jamil S, Iqbal P.

Medical Directorate, Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Calow, Chesterfield, UK.

Statins have been shown to cause myotoxicity and rhabdomyolysis. In most cases rhabdomyolysis occurs following the use of these drugs for at least one week. A case of rhabdomyolysis after just a single dose of simvastatin is reported.

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• Case Reports

PMID: 14676266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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