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Can Simvastatin Cause Any Symptoms Of Colitis?

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Posted on Tue, 12 May 2015
Question: Can simvastatin cause any symptoms of colitis including microscopic colitis?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There is a review about that

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Beaugerie and Pardie wrote a review back in 2005 about drug-induced microscopic colitis. Simvastatin was considered a drug with a relatively high likelihood of microscopic colitis. If no other cause has been identified by the gastroenterologist then perhaps you should consider attributing it to simvastatin.

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Can Simvastatin Cause Any Symptoms Of Colitis?

Brief Answer: There is a review about that Detailed Answer: Hello, Beaugerie and Pardie wrote a review back in 2005 about drug-induced microscopic colitis. Simvastatin was considered a drug with a relatively high likelihood of microscopic colitis. If no other cause has been identified by the gastroenterologist then perhaps you should consider attributing it to simvastatin. I hope I've helped! Kind Regards!