ukmla MCQ (SBA): Drug Interaction, Statin Safety

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A 68-year-old man is currently taking simvastatin 40mg daily for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. His GP needs to prescribe an antibiotic for a community-acquired pneumonia. Which of the following antibiotics, if co-prescribed with simvastatin, carries the highest risk of inducing myopathy or rhabdomyolysis due to a significant pharmacokinetic interaction?

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