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Table 1 Patient’s characteristics

From: Quinine induced simvastatin toxicity through cytochrome inhibition - a case report

Age

87 years

Symptoms

Nocturnal leg cramps of moderate intensity since years. Since three weeks intensity of symptoms increased despite the use of quinine for symptomatic relief

Medical history

myocardial infarction in 2002 with consecutive coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

arterial hypertension

chronic kidney disease III

knee replacement left + right.

Medication

aspirin 100 mg 1-0-0

bisoprolol 2,5 mg 1-0-0

ramipril 5 mg 1-0-0

simvastatin 40 mg 0-0-1

vitamin D3 1000 IU 1-0-0

torasemide 5 mg 1-0-0

fentanyl patch 12,5 μg once every 3 days.

Self-medication: quinine200 mg once daily