Statin interaction with some antibiotics should be avoided

Monday, June 17, 2013 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

Older people taking statins for high cholesterol should avoid taking the antibiotics clarithromycin or erythromycin at the same time because of potential kidney injury from an interaction, Canadian doctors say.

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