A cross sectional observational study to find the difference in occurrence of muscle related adverse effects of statins among geriatric and non-geriatric patients

Authors

  • Monica Aggarwal Department of Pharmacology, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, NIT-3, Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India
  • Shivani Juneja Department of Pharmacology, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, NIT-3, Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India
  • Muskan Goyal MBBS Student, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, NIT-3, Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India
  • Tariq Khurana Department of Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, NIT-3, Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20183496

Keywords:

Geriatric, Myopathy, Statins

Abstract

Background: Statins are effectively used for the treatment of dyslipidemias in geriatric patients. The geriatric patients are more vulnerable to experience consequences of drug intensification leading to the manifestation of adverse effects, such as muscle related adverse effects (MRAE) with statins use. The main objective was to find the difference in the occurrence of MRAE of statins among geriatric and non-geriatric users.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational comparative study in which MRAE associated with statins and relevant patient information was noted. Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels which are considered as a marker for statin induced muscle damage were obtained for all patients. The different parameters were compared among geriatric and non-geriatric statin users.

Results: Sixty one patients, 28 geriatric (≥60 years) and 33 non-geriatric (<60 years) statin users were enrolled in this study. Ten (38%) geriatric statin users as compared to 6 (20%) non-geriatric statin users were found to have MRAE (P = 0.207). No significant difference in the occurrence of MRAE among geriatric and non-geriatric statin users was found.

Conclusions: The results obtained from the present study suggest that statins are relatively safe, even in older people. There was no evidence to suggest an increased risk of MRAE in geriatric patients receiving statin therapy as compared to non- geriatric patients.

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2018-08-23

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Aggarwal, M., Juneja, S., Goyal, M., & Khurana, T. (2018). A cross sectional observational study to find the difference in occurrence of muscle related adverse effects of statins among geriatric and non-geriatric patients. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 7(9), 1817–1821. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20183496

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