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  • Title: Peripheral neuropathy and lipid-lowering therapy.
    Author: Ziajka PE, Wehmeier T.
    Journal: South Med J; 1998 Jul; 91(7):667-8. PubMed ID: 9671841.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a peripheral neuropathy induced and exacerbated by several commonly used HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors including lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, and atorvastatin, and the vitamin niacin. A review of the literature shows similar cases with individual lipid-lowering drugs, but this case shows the cross-reactivity of the neuropathic process to different HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, and it is the first reported case of a peripheral neuropathy exacerbated by the use of niacin.
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