One case of elevated creatine kinase induced by rosuvastatin calcium
ZHU Chun-mei
XIE Xiao-yun
SONG Hong-tao
LAI Guo-xiang
ZHENG Yi-sheng
Abstract：One 69-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with repeatedly cough and expectoration for 3 weeks. The patient had a history of carotid sclerosis. The levels of creatine kinase were normal before and at the second day after admission, but on the seventh day of admission, the abnormally increased creatine kinase was found. Clinical pharmacists analyzed the possible reasons of elevated creatine kinase from the patient's physical condition, drug combination, drug interaction, and adverse drug reaction. Clinical pharmacists considered that the reason was more likely due to the combination use of rosuvastatin calcium with other drugs, suggested stopping rosuvastatin calcium immediately, and told the patient to drink more water. The level of creatine kinase returned to normal 3 days later.
Keywords：Rosuvastatin calciumCreatine kinaseDrug combinationClinical pharmacistAdverse drug reaction
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 390-391,392 )