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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:25 am Post subject: Published data 8-10% people have problems
lots of details @ ww.impostertrial.com/physician.htm
says taht muscle biopsy is only real way to catch myopathy
8-10% of people have troubles.
Same sort of table in a JAMA report that I dont have handy.
Variable lovastatin simvastatin pravastatin atorvastatin fluvastatin cerivastatin
# Reports ........... 21,541 15,149 6,208 3,188 2,061 387
% Myalgia .......... 6.2% 8.4% 6.4% 7.6% 9.1% 14.4 - pain no CK
% Myopathy ....... 1.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% 1.2% 0.02% - elevated CK
% Rhabdomyolysis 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 2.1% - 10x CK - this is the "infrequent but dangerous" from TV =>> KILLS YOU without med care and 1:20 odds
Reported to the World Health Organization's International Drug Information
System database. Hamilton-Craig, I. Med J Aust;2001;175:486-489.
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