Statin safety and drug interactions: clinical implications

MB Bottorff - The American journal of cardiology, 2006 - Elsevier
The risks of muscle adverse events related to use of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl
coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, or statins, increase significantly with the …

Drug interactions with statins

A Causevic-Ramosevac, S Semiz - Acta pharmaceutica, 2013 - sciendo.com
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are
generally well tolerated as monotherapy. Statins are associated with two important adverse …

Pharmacological interactions of statins

R Paoletti, A Corsini, S Bellosta - Atherosclerosis Supplements, 2002 - Elsevier
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are
effective in reducing the risk of coronary events, and are generally very well tolerated …

Safety issues with statin therapy

RL Talbert - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2006 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the most important potential adverse effects related to statin therapy,
discuss mechanisms of toxicity and drug interactions, and suggest approaches for …

Statin safety: lessons from new drug applications for marketed statins

TA Jacobson - The American journal of cardiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Safety has become a central issue in the management of dyslipidemia with statins. A review
of New Drug Applications (NDAs) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Web site …

Clinical importance of the drug interaction between statins and CYP3A4 inhibitors: a retrospective cohort study in The Health Improvement Network

CG Rowan, SM Brunelli, J Munson… - … and drug safety, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the relative hazard of muscle toxicity, renal dysfunction, and hepatic
dysfunction associated with the drug interaction between statins and concomitant …

Drug–drug interactions that interfere with statin metabolism

T Hirota, I Ieiri - Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Lipid-lowering drugs, especially hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase
inhibitors (statins), are widely used in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic …

Statin safety: a systematic review

M Law, AR Rudnicka - The American journal of cardiology, 2006 - Elsevier
A systematic review of cohort studies, randomized trials, voluntary notifications to national
regulatory authorities, and published case reports was undertaken to assess the incidence …

Metabolism and drug interactions of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A-reductase inhibitors (statins)

M Igel, T Sudhop, K Von Bergmann - European journal of clinical …, 2001 - Springer
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA)-reductase inhibitors (statins) are
mainly considered for long-term use and often constitute part of a multiple-drug regime …

Drug interactions with lipid‐lowering drugs: mechanisms and clinical relevance

PJ Neuvonen, M Niemi… - Clinical Pharmacology & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid‐lowering drugs, especially 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl–coenzyme A inhibitors
(statins), are widely used in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic disease. The …