Adverse reactions to dietary supplements containing red yeast rice: assessment of cases from the Italian surveillance system.
Gabriela MazzantiPaola Angela MoroEmanuel RaschiRoberto Da CasFrancesca Menniti-IppolitoPublished in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2017)
The potential safety signals of myopathies and liver injury raise the hypothesis that the safety profile of RYR is similar to that of statins. Continuous monitoring of dietary supplements should be promoted to finally characterize their risk profile, thus supporting regulatory bodies for appropriate actions.