Evidence mapPaperPMID 17910522Full record

ReviewDrugs2007

Atorvastatin: a safety and tolerability profile.

Marcello Arca

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In one paragraph

Review in Drugs, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03696940 (Estudio clínico Fase III Para Evaluar la Eficacia terapéutica en Pacientes Mexicanos Con Dislipidemia Mediante el Uso vía Oral de L-Carnitina + Atorvastatina Comparado Con Atorvastatina), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03696940 phase3unknown statusstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Estudio clínico Fase III Para Evaluar la Eficacia terapéutica en Pacientes Mexicanos Con Dislipidemia Mediante el Uso vía Oral de L-Carnitina + Atorvastatina Comparado Con Atorvastatina

Ran2018Enrolled120Registered outcomes6Posted comparisons0ConditionsCardiovascular Risk Factor, DyslipidemiasArmsAtorvastatin 10mg, L-Carnitine 500Mg Oral Tablet + Atorvastatin 10 mg
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Atorvastatin Induced Adverse Drug Reactions among South Indian Tamils.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2017
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  9. Current awareness: pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety.Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety · 2008
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcello ArcaDepartment of Clinical and Therapeutic Medicine, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. marcelloarca@libero.it
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensive data are available on the safety of atorvastatin from randomised clinical trials, postmarketing analyses and reports to regulatory agencies. Atorvastatin is generally well tolerated across the range of therapeutic dosages, with the exception of a slightly higher rate of liver enzyme elevations with atorvastatin 80 mg/day which does not appear to confer an increased risk of clinically important adverse events. Unlike simvastatin, atorvastatin is associated with a low incidence of muscular toxicity. It is not associated with neurological, cognitive or renal adverse effects and does not require dosage adjustment in patients with renal dysfunction, due to its favourable pharmacokinetic profile, which is unique among the statins. In patients aged > or =65 years, atorvastatin is well tolerated with no dose-dependent increase in adverse events up to the maximum daily dosage of 80 mg/day. Thus, atorvastatin is a safe and well tolerated statin for use in a wide range of patients.

Indexed as

AgedAgingAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesAtorvastatinDose-Response Relationship, DrugHeptanoic AcidsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLiverPyrrolesAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesAtorvastatinHeptanoic AcidsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsPyrroles

Identifiers

PMID17910522
OpenAlexW2011751201

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