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what should your LDL, HDL, TGs, and Cholesterol levels be?
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LDL < 100
HDL > 40 TGs < 150 Chol <200 |
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which drug can lower or increase LDL depending on the TG levels?
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Fibric Acids
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what is the best drug to lower TGs?
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Niacin
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what are the CIs of Niacin?
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Gout
Liver disease PUD |
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which drug inhibits cholesterol absorption from GI tract
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Ezetimbe (Zetia)
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Which drugs are best to reduce LDLs?
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Statins:
Crestor- Rosuvastatin Lipitor- Atrovastatin |
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Which drug class can raise HDL the most?
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Niacin
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which drug produces a rash and headache as a side effect?
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Ezetimbe (Zetia)
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which drugs reduce the rate of lipogenesis in the liver
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Fibric Acids
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which drugs cause myalgias/arthralgias increased liver function tests (LFTs)as a side effect?
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Statins
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what is an absolute contraindication of statins?
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Liver disease
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