[Muscular pain and hypolipidaemic drugs: a cross-sectional study in cardiological outpatient practice].
OBJECTIVE
The present study investigates the frequency of reports of muscular pain in cardiological outpatients.


METHODS
During 2003, 510 outpatients were included in this descriptive cross-sectional study.


RESULTS
Of these, 49 (9.6%) reported muscular pain (regardless of the drug received). Among patients treated with hypolipidaemic drugs, 11.3% reported muscular pain (i.e. 12% of patients receiving statins and 8.2% of those receiving fibrates).


CONCLUSIONS
In this study, there was no significant relationship in the frequency of muscular pain between patients receiving and those not receiving a hypolipidaemic drug.
Biga
Julie
J
Service de Pharmacologie Clinique, Centre Midi-Pyrénées de Pharmacovigilance, de Pharmacoépidémiologie et d'Information sur le Médicament, Hôpitaux de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Vigreux
Philippe
P
Lapeyre-Mestre
Maryse
M
Montastruc
Jean-Louis
JL
D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010045:Outpatients; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing
D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents