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Old 09-02-2022, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Santiagogirl View Post
Need to rephrase. Many people (up to around 60% per some studies) report muscle complaints after beginning statin therapy, but in only 5-10% of these cases do muscle symptoms appear to be a result of statin therapy. Remainder of my comments unchanged.
How can it be determined that the muscle pain was not caused by the statin?
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