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BLOOD PURIFICATION
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 394-398Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000141931
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simvastatin; rhabdomyolysis; acute renal failure; hemodialysis; diabetes mellitus
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Simvastatin is one of the most commonly prescribed CoA reductase inhibitors. The safety profile of this drug has been widely discussed in the medical and consumer advocacy communities. Like other statins, simvastatin can cause a serious and potentially life- threatening complication: rhabdomyolysis. We describe a case of simvastatin- induced rhabdomyolysis complicated by acute renal failure requiring urgent hemodialysis. The relative safety of simvastatin compared to other HMG- CoA reductase inhibitors and the conditions that can potentiate its toxicity are discussed. The clinical features of rhabdomyolysis, and subsequent acute renal failure, and their treatment modalities are presented. Copyright (c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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