“The risk of muscle injury increases when certain other medications are taken with statins,” the clinic explains.
“For example, if you take a combination of a statin and a fibrate — another cholesterol-reducing drug — the risk of muscle damage increases greatly compared to someone who takes a statin alone.”
Statins could also raise levels of creatine kinase – a muscle enzyme that can result in “muscle pain, mild inflammation, and muscle weakness”.
It says: “This condition, though uncommon, can take a long time to resolve.”
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