Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2018, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (8): 476-480.

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Literature Analysis of 302 Cases of Musuler System Disorders Induced by Statins

GAO Qianqiu1, ZHANG Haojia2   

  1. 1Anshan Qianshan Hospital, Liaoning Anshan 114047, China;
    2Anshan Women's & Children's Hospital, Liaoning Anshan 114041, China;
  • Received:2018-10-11 Revised:2018-10-11 Online:2018-08-20 Published:2018-10-11

Abstract: Objective To provide references for rational medication through analyzing the characteristics of statin-induced muscular system disorders. Methods "Statin" and "myopathy" were used as keywords to search articles in CNKI database, then they were analyzed according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results A total of 34 articles were included, involving 302 cases. Simvastatin was the most common drug reported with myopathy. Eight kinds of drug-drug interaction were found. Conclusion It is important to choose proper statin and monitor drug interaction. More attention should be paid to treatment and prophylaxis of statin-induced muscular system disorders.

Key words: statin-induced musculer system disorders, drug interaction, literature analysis

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