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OCUVIR Zovirax

ODIVIR Sustiva

Oestrogel Generic Estradiol

OGLO Actos

OKABAX MD Generic Vioxx

OKACET Zyrtec

OKAMET Fortamet

OLAMIN Loprox

OLIZA Zyprexa

OLMECIP Benicar

Olmecip H Benicar H

OLMEZEST BENICAR

Olsar A Azor

Ol Vamlo Generic Olmesartan

OMECIP Losec

Omeprazole Generic Prilosec

Omnacortil Prednisone

ONE ALPHA AlfaD

Onglyza Generic Saxagliptin

OPTIPRES S Betoptic

ORIPHEX Biocef

Orlistat Generic orlistat

Ospamox Amoxil

OSRAL Evista

OSTEOFOS Fosamax

Ostospray Miacalcin

OTRIVIN Natru Vent

Ovestin Generic Oestriol

Ovestin Vaginal Cream Generic Oestriol

OVRAL L Ovranette

Ovral (Norgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol)

OXCARB Trileptal

OXYSPAS Ditropan

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Drugs Online: From Gulf News: Runners should avoid prescription drugs. Statins may increase production of the enzyme creatine kinase, and hence heighten chances of muscle damage in athletes. Marathon running has increased in popularity over the past three decades, with participation in the United States rising from 25,000 runners in 1976 to nearly 470,000 in 2008. Many professional and recreational runners take prescription drugs, unaware of potential side-effects that affect runners in particular. One such class of drugs, called statins, which includes medicines such as Lipitor, Crestor and Pravachol, lowers blood cholesterol by inhibiting a cholesterol-producing enzyme and may even lower the risks of heart attack and further cardiovascular disease in a narrow category of patients. A new study forthcoming in the American Journal of Cardiology examined the effect of statins on creatine kinase (CK), an enzyme linked to muscle damage. Elevated levels of CK in the blood and muscle after exercise correlates with muscle damage. The study, conducted by Dr Beth Parker of the Henry Low Heart Centre at Connecticut's Hartford Hospital, is the first to measure CK levels in athletes taking statins after physical activity in a real-life environment rather than in a university laboratory.