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Rhabdomyolysis after taking atorvastatin with gemfibrozil
P B Duell1, W E Connor, D R Illingworth
1Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|February 19, 1998
Abstract:
The findings in this case indicate that atorvastatin, like other DL-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, may increase the risk of myositis and rhabdomyolysis when used in combination with gemfibrozil.