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Old 06-25-2009, 01:09 PM
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Some drugs cause elevated CPKs...besides statins.

But elevated CPK can also mean mitochondrial disorders.
I believe other muscle problems may also present this way.

Here is a good link with information and other causes:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003504.htm
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