Medical Pharmacology: Anti-Lipid Drug Practice Questions
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Constipation and a bloating sensation
represent the most common complaints of this antilipidemic drug:
- pravastatin (Pravachol)
- niacin (vitamin B3)
- gemfibrozil (Lopid)
- cholestyramine (Questran, Questran Light)
Antilipid medication
is a structural analog of HMG-CoA intermediate
- cholestyramine (Questran, Questran Light)
- gemfibrozil (Lopid)
- pravastatin (Pravachol)
- niacin (vitamin B3)
Drugs of this antilipidemic class may cause in a few patients rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria:
- bile acid-binding resins
- reductase inhibitors
- nicotinic acid
Very large polymeric cationic exchange resins:
- niacin (vitamin B3)
- colestipol (Colestid)
- pravastatin (Pravachol)
- clofibrate (Abitrate, Atromid-S)
Antilipidemic drug most likely to reduce serum digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps) levels, serum vancomycin (Vancocin) levels, and thiazide levels:
- clofibrate (Abitrate, Atromid-S)
- gemfibrozil (Lopid)
- cholestyramine (Questran, Questran Light)
- pravastatin (Pravachol)
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