Pharma Tips-207

1056. Myopathy is the general term of muscle dysfunction.

1057. Myalgia is muscle pain without creatine kinase rise.

1058. Myositis is muscle pain with creatine kinase rise.

1059. Rhabdomyolysis is muscle pain with significant creatine kinase rise and renal dysfunction.

1060. In dyslipidemia, LDL accumulates producing plaques leading to atherosclerosis.

Pharma Tips-206

1051. Cidofovir is contraindicated in patients with severe hypersensitivity to probenecid or sulfa-drugs.

1052. Tamsulosin is used for BPH and not used for hypertension.

1053. Colchicine therapy should be started in 1-2 days after a gout attack.

1054. Allopurinol inhibits the metabolism of theophylline increasing its side effects like abnormal heart rhythms and seizures.

1055. The upper limit of uric acid is 7 mg/dl.