A pаtient hаs been tаking the maximum dоse оf statin but his LDL and triglycerides remains elevated. The prоvider plans to add an additional cholesterol medication to lower his triglyceride. Which of the following is the best appropriate adjunct to a statin that will treat the high triglycerides? NOTES: Medical management of lipids – including triglycerides – can require multiple medications. We would like you to review lipid medications and when it is best to use a statin, fibrates, ezetimibe, bile acid sequestrants, or PCSK9 inhibitor to manage a patients mixed hyperlipidemia. Fibric Acid/Fibrates such as gemfibrozil are the most effective drugs for lowering triglycerides. Bile acid sequestrants reduce LDL and cholesterol, and Ezetimibe primarily lowers cholesterol.
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