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Case Reports
. 2004 Jan;90(1):e3.
doi: 10.1136/heart.90.1.e3.

Rhabdomyolysis induced by a single dose of a statin

S Jamil  1 , P Iqbal
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Rhabdomyolysis induced by a single dose of a statin

S Jamil et al. Heart. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

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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    1. Lane R, Phillips M. Rhabdomyolysis. BMJ 2003;327:115–6. - PMC - PubMed

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