What is the relationship between statins high clolesterol and rhabdomyolysis?

Rare adverse event: Rhabdomyolysis is a rare reaction generally to higher dose statin use or the combination of statins and other very specific drugs. It is a diffuse breakdown of muscle tissue often associated with pain, malaise and sometimes darkening of the urine with renal failure.

Rhabdomyolysis: Statins can rarely cause rhabdomyolysis. Patients with this condition has aching muscles. It occurs when muscle is damaged to such an extent that cells themselves are damaged and die in large numbers. When they die, they release toxic substances including a substance called 'creatinine kinase' or 'creatinine phosphokinase. If you have muscle pain while taking statins, see your doctor quickly.