Antilipemics: Bile-acid sequestrants Flashcards
1
Q
Common Meds
A
Colesvelam
2
Q
Action
A
decrease LDL
-use alone or as an adjuvant with a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
3
Q
Complication
A
constipation
4
Q
Nursing considerations
A
- high fiber foods and increase fluids
- can interfere with absorption of many meds, take them 4 hours before bile sequestrants
