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Statins are widely used antihyperlipidemic drugs. The occurrence of side effects mainly myopathy and hepatotoxicity leads to discontinuation of treatments with these drugs. It is suggested that these side effects are due to mitochondrial dysfunction, decreased antioxidant activity, and induction of inflammatory and apoptotic mediators. It was noticed that vitamin D and L-carnitine possess antioxidant...