Adverse effects of statins and prevention strategies in clinical application:a review
Received:March 12, 2018  Revised:April 21, 2018
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DOI:10.11915/j.issn.1671-5403.2018.12.220
Key words:statin  adverse reactions  prevention strategy
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YUAN Cheng-Ying Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China  
HOU Yuan-Ping Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China  
CHANG Jing Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China cj006006@126.com 
SUN Qian-Mei Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China  
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Abstract:
      Statins have been widely used as a first-line drug therapy for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The growing population on statins and number of related studies have raised greater concern about their risk of adverse effects on the skeletal muscles, liver and kidneys and its association with diabetes. In this review, we summarized the adverse effects of statins by exploring the literature available and propose prevention strategies, thus providing evidence for their clinical application.
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