PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vasudevan, Abu R.
AU  - Hamirani, Yasmin S.
AU  - Jones, Peter H.
TI  - Safety of statins: Effects on muscle and the liver
DP  - 2005 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 990--1001
VI  - 72
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/11/990.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/11/990.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Nov 01; 72
AB  - Although statin drugs can have adverse effects on muscles and the liver, these effects are uncommon. Caution is warranted in patients at higher risk, ie, those who are elderly, frail, or small; have multisystem disease; are receiving immunosuppressive drugs or other medications that interact with statins; or are receiving higher doses of a statin.