Simvastatin-nelfinavir interaction implicated in rhabdomyolysis and death.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the first death associated with rhabdomyolysis in a patient treated with a statin and a protease inhibitor, which produced a significant drug-drug interaction.
Medical subject headings
- Nelfinavir
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Simvastatin