Table 1.
Previously reported cases of statin-induced pancreatitis
Ref. | Patient (age, yr/gender) | Associated drug/s | Drug rechallenge | Outcome |
Abdul-Ghaffar et al[10] | 55/Female | Lovastatin and gemfibrozil | No | Complete recovery |
Wong et al[9] | 73/Male | Lovastatin and erythromycin | Yes: no recurrence | Complete recovery |
Belaïche et al[22] | 63/Male | Atorvastatin | No | Complete recovery |
Tysk et al[13] | 36/Male | Fluvastatin | Yes: Recurrence | Complete recovery |
McDonald et al[11] | 70/Male | Simvastatin and Fenofibrate | No | Fatal |
Miltiadous et al[19] | 60/Male | Salicylate and Atorvastatin | No | Not available |
Anagnostopoulos et al[20] | 56/Male | Pravastatin | Yes: Recurrence | Complete recovery |
Singh et al[23] | 77/Female | Atorvastatin and Rosuvastatin | Yes; Recurrence with Rosuvastatin | Complete recovery |
Antonopoulos et al[41] | 58/Male | Salicylate and Simvastatin | No | Complete recovery |
Tsigreliset al[25] | 50/Female | Pravastatin | No | Complete recovery |
Chintanaboinaet al[21] | 67/Female | Rosuvastatin | Yes: Recurrence | Complete Recovery |
Current report | 58/Male | Simvastatin and Venlafaxine | No | Complete Recovery |