Many patients with hyperlipidemia are treated with more than one ...

[ashley]

Many patients with hyperlipidemia are treated with more than one drug. Combining a fibric acid derivative such as gemfibrozil with which of the following is not recommended? The drug and the reason must both be correct for the answer to be correct.
 
  1. Reductase inhibitors, due to an increased risk for rhabdomyolysis
  2. Bile-acid sequestering resins, due to interference with folic acid absorption
  3. Grapefruit juice, due to interference with metabolism
  4. Niacin, due to decreased gemfibrozil activity

Question 2

Dulcea has type 2 diabetes and a high triglyceride level. She has gemfibrozil prescribed to treat her hypertriglyceridemi a. A history of which of the following might contraindicate the use of this drug?
 
  1. Reactive airway disease/asthma
  2. Inflammatory bowel disease
  3. Allergy to aspirin
  4. Gallbladder disease

[meltdown117]

Answer to Question 1

1

Answer to Question 2

4

[ashley]

Great answer, keep it coming

[marict]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it