An acute necrotising myopathy is a distinct form of uncommon muscle disease characterised by the rapid advancement of ...

The question of whether CoQ10 can help treat statin myopathy is a common one encountered by clinicians in current day practice.

"He has what is called necrotising autoimmune myopathy caused by statin medication," she shared from the hospital. "His body was eating away at his muscles." Viewers in the comments reported ...

The role of statins in older adults without clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains under active investigation.1,2 However, evidence to guide clinical practice for those with competing ...

NICE warned that potential recipients of statins need to be carefully assessed, as the drugs have potential side effects such as myopathy and muscle pains, and stressed that they should not be ...

The authors warn that the benefits of statin therapy have been underestimated ... The trade-off would be five cases of myopathy (muscle weakness) per 10,000 patients, leading to rhabdomyolysis ...

This case supports the view that creatine may prevent statin-induced myopathy. Management of statin-induced myopathy includes statin dose reduction, switching to an alternative statin with lower risk ...

myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. However, with limited data source and low quality evidence, the results of safety evaluation in our study remain controversial and more trials with high-quality evidence ...

When taken with statins, some medications may increase your risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. Other medications can lower the statin’s effectiveness. Be sure your healthcare provider is aware of ...