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Does statins cause elevated creatine?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
50 years experience in Cardiology
statins: Sometimes creatine phosphokinase levels are elevated in people taking statins. Some people having statin related muscle pains get relief from creatine supplements. What all this means is still under study.
Answered on Feb 13, 2019
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