13th May 2007
You can find this information if you look up adverse effects of Diltiazem and statins, or diltiazem and statins, or potentially fatal interactions between diltiazem and statins. Diltiazem is a generic of a certain calcium channel blockers. If you doctor has access to Lexi-comp online, he can look it up here under interactions. Its funny that when i was looking this u for you I found another report in Medscape. It seems that Atorvastatin significantly enhanced the oral exposure of diltiazem in rats (2007). This i didn't know, and i couldn't find any previous reports of this. But then again...no one ever checked!! Diltiazem works on the same pathway that grapefruit juice does. CYP 450 3A4.
