High Dose Atorvastatin Associated with Increased Risk of Significant Hepatotoxicity in Comparison to...
High Dose Atorvastatin Associated with Increased Risk of Significant Hepatotoxicity in Comparison to Simvastatin in UK GPRD Cohort
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Occasional risk of serious liver dysfunction and autoimmune hepatitis during atorvastatin therapy has been reported. We compared the risk of hepatotoxicity in atorvastatin relative to simvastatin treatment.
The UK GPRD identified patients with a first prescription for simvastatin [164,407] or atorvastatin [76,411] between 1997 and 2006, but with...
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High Dose Atorvastatin Associated with Increased Risk of Significant Hepatotoxicity in Comparison to Simvastatin in UK GPRD Cohort
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1773812976
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1773812976
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0151587
