title: [Help me--I do not tolerate my statin].
abstract: Statins represent the most widely prescribed drugs. Accordingly, in daily practice statin-related muscle pain and other myopathic sensations are frequently seen. In this practice review the clinical approach to statin myopathy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nater
authors.forename: Ludwig
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perger
authors.forename: Paolo M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Suter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057915:Drug Substitution; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063806:Myalgia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D011804:Quinolines; D014451:Ubiquinone; D000069059:Atorvastatin; C108475:pitavastatin
keywords: Myopathie; Statinintoleranz; statin intolerance; statin myopathy