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. 1989;6(1-2):331-7.

Ocular side effects of the lipid-lowering drug simvastatin? A one year follow-up

W Behrens-Baumann  1 , A Morawietz, J Thiery, C Creutzfeldt, D Seidel
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  • PMID: 2488025

Ocular side effects of the lipid-lowering drug simvastatin? A one year follow-up

W Behrens-Baumann et al. Lens Eye Toxic Res. 1989.

Abstract

Simvastatin, a new HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitor, was administered to 27 patients for a period of one year. This drug caused a sustained decrease in total plasma- and LDL-cholesterol. No development of cataracts could be observed during this one year follow-up.

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