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Does Ezetimibe Medication Cause Adverse Drug Reaction?
my brother has/had muscle atrophy after taking a non statin cholestrol drug, he had been taking it for 6 months, after which his doctors advised him not to continue taking the drug, think it was called entimbe, is this classed as an adverse drug reaction and should be reported.
Wed, 15 Mar 2017
Hi There
Ezetimibe although is a very good non statin drug for cholesterol lowering but every medicine has its own side effects which are more in some people than others.
Although muscle atrophy has not been mentioned as a side effect but in some post marketing trials some reports of myopathy do have been reported. So its advisable to discontinue the medicine. Yes you can report this effect om of drug to the post marketing authorities. For this you need to take your doctor in the process for proper reporting.
I wish your brother good health
Ezetimibe although is a very good non statin drug for cholesterol lowering but every medicine has its own side effects which are more in some people than others.
Although muscle atrophy has not been mentioned as a side effect but in some post marketing trials some reports of myopathy do have been reported. So its advisable to discontinue the medicine. Yes you can report this effect om of drug to the post marketing authorities. For this you need to take your doctor in the process for proper reporting.
I wish your brother good health
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