The effect of statins on muscle symptoms in primary care: the StatinWISE series of 200 N-of-1 RCTs

Uncertainty persists about whether or not statins cause symptomatic muscle adverse effects (e.g. pain, stiffness and weakness) in the absence of severe myositis. To establish the effect of statins on all muscle symptoms, and the effect of statins on muscle symptoms that are perceived to be statin re...

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Published in:	Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) Vol. 25; no. 16; pp. 1 - 62
Main Authors:	Herrett, Emily, Williamson, Elizabeth, Brack, Kieran, Perkins, Alexander, Thayne, Andrew, Shakur-Still, Haleema, Roberts, Ian, Prowse, Danielle, Beaumont, Danielle, Jamal, Zahra, Goldacre, Ben, van Staa, Tjeerd, MacDonald, Thomas M, Armitage, Jane, Moore, Michael, Hoffman, Maurice, Smeeth, Liam
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England NIHR Journals Library 01.03.2021
Subjects:	atorvastatin cardiovascular diseases cholesterol Cost-Benefit Analysis England - epidemiology general practitioners Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - adverse effects medication adherence muscle pain Muscles Primary Health Care secondary prevention Technology Assessment, Biomedical visual analogue scale England CHOLESTEROL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS MEDICATION ADHERENCE MUSCLE PAIN SECONDARY PREVENTION ATORVASTATIN
ISSN:	1366-5278, 2046-4924, 2046-4924
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