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Drug Interaction of Warfarin with Simvastatin / Gemfibrozil : high levels of ALT/AST, rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure  

Yoon, Hyon-Ok (College of pharmacy, Howard University)
Osun, Babatunde (College of pharmacy, Howard University)
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy / v.21, no.3, 2011 , pp. 270-275 More about this Journal
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ALT; AST; rhabdomyolysis; acute renal failure; simvastatin; gemfibrozil; warfarin;
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