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Table 4 Statin coprescriptions with acenocoumarol

From: Potential statin-drug interactions: prevalence and clinical significance

Statin

At hospital admission

At hospital discharge

Total number

% of all statins prescribed (n = 218)

Number eliminated in hospital

% eliminated in hospital

Total number

% of all statins prescribed (n = 491)

Number generated in hospital

% generated in hospital

Simvastatin

8

3.7

3

37.5

36

7.3

31

86##

Atorvastatin

10

4.6*

7

70

9

1.8

4

44.4

Rosuvastatin

3

1.4

0

0

9 + 1 on warfarin

2.0

7

70

Lovastatin

3

1.4

2

66.7

3

0.6

3

100

Fluvastatin

1

0.5

0

0

3

0.6

2

66.7

Total

25

11.5

12

48

60

12.4

47

77 ##

  1. *p < 0.05 vs. the corresponding % value at hospital discharge.
  2. ##p < 0.01 vs. % coprescriptions eliminated in hospital.