Some people do not tolerate statins well and must use another Jan 11, 2019 · The 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol was a welcome update from the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults
, monitoring, relevant interactions, etc
Under any circumstance, the use of gemfibrozil should be avoided in combination with lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin
Understanding the metabolism of gemfibrozil and the degree of interaction with the various statins will assist health-care providers to optimize safety when this combination is
a "statin" cholesterol-lowering medicine - atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor, Vytorin, and others
A Conversion Protocol for Simvastatin and Gemfibrozil