Statin induced myopathy and myalgia: time trend analysis and comparison of risk associated with statin class from 1991-2006.
<h4>Background</h4>Statins are widely used as a cholesterol lowering medication, reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in high risk patients; and only rarely cause serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs). UK primary care databases of morbidity and prescription data, which now cover...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-06-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18575628/?tool=EBI |