The maximum dose of atorvastatin and simvastatin as well as rosuvastatin should be restricted in East Asians

Hong Kong Med J. 2024 Apr;30(2):184-185. doi: 10.12809/hkmj2311348. Epub 2024 Apr 12.

Authors

B Tomlinson¹, E Chow²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
² Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

PMID: 38605565
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj2311348

No abstract available

Keywords: Atorvastatin; Myopathy; Rhabdomyolysis; Rosuvastatin; Simvastatin.

Publication types

Letter