Open AccessAtorvastatin Induced Adverse Drug Reactions among South Indian Tamils
Author(s) -
Chandrasekaran Indumathi,
Anusha Natarajan,
Kolar Vishwanath Vinod,
Santhosh Satheesh,
Steven Aibor Dkhar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27223.10175
Subject(s) - atorvastatin , medicine , myalgia , discontinuation , adverse effect , adverse drug reaction , statin , pharmacology , drug
Atorvastatin is the most widely used statin world-over. Although atorvastatin is beneficial in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, they are associated with Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) which are under-recognized as well as under-reported. There is no data on safety of atorvastatin in ethnic populations like South Indian Tamils and hence the need for this study.