The Incidence of Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients Treated with Statins in the Emirates: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Aim: We investigated the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in patients treated with statins for cardiovascular (CV) risk among the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted among statin users attending 2 tertiary care centres: Al Ain and Tawam hospitals in Al Ain city, UAE. We retrieved the clinical profile of all the patients taking statins from January 2011 to January 2015 using our...