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Liver and Statins: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence.
Current medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2018
Licata Anna, Giammanco Antonina, Minissale Maria Giovanna, Pagano Salvatore, Petta Salvatore, Averna Maurizio
Abstract excerpt
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Statins are a class of drugs whose main adverse effects are drug-induced liver injury (DILI) and myopathy. Some of these may be predictable, due to their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, while others, unfortunately, are idiosyncratic. Genetic factors may also influence patient susceptibility to DILI and...
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