Statin drug interactions and related adverse reactions: an update

S Bellosta, A Corsini - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with
or at risk for cardiovascular disease and their use is expanding, especially in elderly. Statins …

Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis

MYM van der Wulp, HJ Verkade, AK Groen - Molecular and cellular …, 2013 - Elsevier
Hypercholesterolemia is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is caused by a
disturbed balance between cholesterol secretion into the blood versus uptake. The …

Drug‐induced liver injury: The role of drug metabolism and transport

A Corsini, M Bortolini - The journal of clinical pharmacology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Many studies have pinpointed the significant contribution of liver‐mediated drug metabolism
and transport to the complexity of drug‐induced liver injury (DILI). Phase I cytochrome P450 …

Statin induced myotoxicity

S Sathasivam - European journal of internal medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Statins are an effective treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and used
extensively worldwide. However, myotoxicity induced by statins is a common adverse event …

Statin drug interactions and related adverse reactions

S Bellosta, A Corsini - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Statin monotherapy is generally well tolerated, with a low frequency of adverse
events. The most important adverse effects associated with statins are myopathy and an …

The Role of n-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and Interactions with Statins

JK Bird, PC Calder, M Eggersdorfer - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Decreases in global cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity in recent
decades can be partly attributed to cholesterol reduction through statin use. n-3 long chain …

Synthetic approaches to contemporary drugs that contain the cyclopropyl moiety

Z Časar - Synthesis, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
The US Food and Drug Administration approved 18 new drugs that incorporate the
cyclopropyl structural motif in the time frame from 2012 to 2018. This review provides an …

Pleiotropic effects of pitavastatin

J Davignon - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG‐CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are
established first line treatments for hypercholesterolaemia. In addition to the direct effects of …

Safety of statins: an update

M Hu, BMY Cheung… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Statins are widely used and have been proven to be effective in the prevention of
atherosclerotic vascular disease events, primarily by reducing plasma low-density …

Muscular effects of statins in the elderly female: a review

S Bhardwaj, S Selvarajah… - Clinical interventions in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Statins have demonstrated substantial benefits in supporting cardiovascular health. Older
individuals are more likely to experience the well-known muscle-related side effects of …