Other Sources

 
Simvastatin containing drugs:
Vytorin
Zocor
Sources related to side effects:
Rhabdomyolysis
Cholesterol information:
Indiana University Health Center
Familial High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol gene
Further Reading:
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. NINDS Myopathy Information Page. 13 April 2005. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myopathy/myopathy.htm> [accessed 2005 October 17]
  • Craig, Sandy. Rhabdomyolysis. 2005. <http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic508.htm> [accessed 2005 October 11]
  • Dreier, JP. Endres, M. 2004. Statin-Associated Rhabdomyolysis Triggered By Grapefruit Consumption. Neurology. 62(4): 670.
  • Finsterer, J. Zuntner, G. 2005. Rhabdomyolysis From Simvastatin Triggered by Infection and Muscle Exertion. Southern Medical Journal. 98(8): 827-9.
  • Trieu, J. Emmett, L. Perera, L, Thanakrishnon, K. Van Der Wall, H. Rhabdomyolysis Resulting from Interaction of Simvastatin and Clarithromycin Demonstrated By Tc-99m MDA Scintigraphy.2004 Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 29(12): 803-4.
  • Tabernero, Lydia. Rodwell, Victor W. Stauffacher, Cynthia V. Crystal Structure of a Statin Bound to a Class II Hydroxymethylglutanyl-CoA Reductase. 2004. J. Biol Chem. 278:20, 19933-19938.

  • Istvan, ES. Deisenhofer, J. Stuctural Mechanism for Statin Inhibition of HMG-CoA Reductase. 2001. Science. 292 (55197):1160-41.
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