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Sitagliptin and Simvastatin Interaction Causing Rhabdomyolysis and AKI

We report a case of rhabdomyolysis and severe acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring dialysis in a 69-year-old male who was recently started on sitagliptin while on chronic simvastatin therapy. This potential interaction is not included in the package insert for sitagliptin. A comprehensive literature...

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Autores principales: Patel, Chinmay, Thompson, Courtney, Copley-Harris, Megan, Hattab, Yousef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30936920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2601537