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Statins are commonly used drugs for primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. Statins associated muscle adverse events are not uncommon. Myalgias and myopathy occur with a frequency of 2 to 11 percent.1 However, severe myonecrosis and clinical rhabdomyolysis are much rarer (0.5 percent and less than 0.1 percent, respectively) [1,2]. Statin intolerance was neglected during routine clinical practice. We report a case of 58 year old male who developed severe proximal muscle weakness after giving high dose of atorvastatin.

Atorvastatin Induced Proximal Muscle Myopathy-Rare Event of Commonly Used Drug