Abstract
Patients who take statins frequently experience adverse events, typically muscle symptoms. Some of these patients develop statin intolerance and discontinue the statin treatment. The treatment of a statin intolerant patient can be difficult. Treatment possibilities include a low dose regimen of statin, possibly in combination with another lipid-lowering agent, most commonly ezetimibe.
MeSH terms
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Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
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Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy
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Ezetimibe / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
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Muscular Diseases / drug therapy
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Risk Factors
Substances
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Anticholesteremic Agents
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Ezetimibe