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18 Cards in this Set
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IR nicotinic acid
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Niacor
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SR nicotinic acid
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Slo-Niacin
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ER nicotinic acid
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Niaspan
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What are the SE's accociated with nicotinic acid
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Flushing, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia (gout), upper Gi distress and hepatotoxicity
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What are the absolute contraindications to nicotinic acid?
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chronic liver disease, and gout
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what are the relative CI's to nicotinic acid?
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diabetes, hyperuricemia, PUD
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Gemfibrozil
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Lopid
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Fenofibrate
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Tricor
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what are the se's of fibric acid derivatives?
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dyspepsia, gallstones, myopathy, non-CHD deaths
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what are the absolute CI's to fibric acids?
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renal and hepatic disease
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Cholesterol inhibitors
Ezetimibe |
Zetia
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Aspirin + pravastatin
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Pravigard
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Ezetimibe + simvstatin
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Vytorin
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Lovastatin + Niaspan
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Advicor
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Statins reduce and increase what?
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reduce LDL and TG, increases HDL
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Bile acids do what?
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increase HDL, decrease LDL but does nothing to TG. can increase TG
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nicotinic acid does what?
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decrease ldl, increase hdl, and decreased TG a lot
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fibric acids do what?
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decrease ldl, increase hdl, decrease TG
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