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In a patient with hyperiglyceridemia and low HDL, which of the following drug will not increase the risk of myopathy?

A
Fibric acid derivatives
B
Nicotinic acid
C
Atrovastatin
D
Lovastatin
High-Yield Explanation
Niacin or nicotinic acid very rarely produce myopathy. Better option myopathy and rhabdomyolysis is seen mainly with statins followed by fibric acid derivatives They cause muscle pain, muscle breakdown, and excretion of myoglobin in the urine From essential of medical pharmacology KD Tripathi 7th edition page no 640, 641

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