Muscular pain and hypolipidaemic drugs: a cross-sectional study in cardiological outpatient practice
Biga, J.; Vigreux, P.; Lapeyre-Mestre, M.; Montastruc, J-Louis.
Therapie 60(3): 295-297
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5957 PMID: 16128273 Document Number: 587798
Objective: The present study investigates the frequency of reports of muscular pain in cardiological outpatients.Methods: During 2003, 5 10 outpatients were included in this descriptive cross-sectional study.Results: Of these, 49 (9.6%) reported muscular pain (regardless of the drug received). Among patients treated with hypolipidaemic drugs, 11.3% reported muscular pain (i.e. 12% of patients receiving statins and 8.2% of those receiving fibrates).Conclusion: In this study, there was no significant relationship in the frequency of muscular pain between patients receiving and those not receiving a hypolipidaemic drug.