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Title: | Statin-induced myopathy in the elderly: Part 1 | Authors: | Chew, S | Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2009 | Publisher: | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) | Citation: | Chew, S (2009-01-01). Statin-induced myopathy in the elderly: Part 1. Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin &NA; (255) : 981-982. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1097/fad.0b013e32832c0ce1 | Abstract: | The incidence of cardiovascular disease is higher in the elderly, who therefore derive greater absolute benefit from appropriate prophylaxis with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins). However, there is also a high prevalence of polypharmacy in the elderly that predisposes them to statin-induced myopathy and adverse drug interactions. Here I seek to identify the predisposing factors and clinical presentation of statin-induced myopathy in the elderly. Part 2 will cover the diagnosis and management of statin-induced myopathy so that statins can be prescribed appropriately and safely in the elderly. | Source Title: | Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/237966 | ISSN: | 0044-6394 | DOI: | 10.1097/fad.0b013e32832c0ce1 |
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