what are the Recommendations for Statin Safety and Statin-Associated Side
Effects?
In patients treated with statins, it is recommended to measure creatine kinase levels in individuals with severe statin- associated muscle symptoms, objective muscle weakness, and to measure liver transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase) as well as total bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase (hepatic panel) if there are symptoms suggesting hepatotoxicity.S