Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemias

Question 1

Which drugs can cause GYNECOMASTIA?

Answer 1

Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers

(Spirinolactone, Digoxin, Cimetidine, Alcohol, Ketoconazole)

Question 2

Ang Cholet, Colet, Colet mo! Sabi nang you should BAR this from people with HIGH TGs

Answer 2

Cholestyramine, Colestipol, Colesevelam are Bile Acid Resins (BAR). Don’t use in people with HIGH TGs

Question 3

What are the drugs that cause flushing?

Answer 3

V-A-N-C

(Vancomyciin, Adenosine, Niacin, Calcium channel blockers)

Question 4

Fibrates

Answer 4

FULL

(Fibrates Upreguate Lipoprotein Lipase)