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Exam 6 - Drugs for Hyperlipidemia Flashcards

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LDL and non-HDL goal for a person of lower risk: 0-1 risk factors

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LDL goal: <160

non-HDL goal: 190

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What is the only way to raise your HDL?

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exercise; has no effect on LDL but increases HDL by 4-22%

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Statins: MOA

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HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitors

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Do not use 80 mg dose

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Simvastatin

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As a group, what are statins the drug of choice for?

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LDL reduction

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Metabolized by 3A4

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Atorvastatin
Lovastatin
Simvastatin

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Metabolized by 2C9

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Rosuvastatin

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Statin adverse effects

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  • Elevation in liver enzymes
  • Myopathy (myalgia, myositis, rhabdomyolysis)
  • cognitive dysfunction (age>50)
  • elevated blood glucose/diabetes
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Complaints of muscle pain or weakness w/o elevation in creatine kinase (CK), marker for muscle damage

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Myalgia

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Complaints of muscle aches/pains w/ mildly elevated CK levels (<10 times the ULN)

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Myositis

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Complaints of muscle pain w/ presence of dark urine and a CK level > 10 times the ULN

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Rhabdomyolysis

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Drug interactions of Statins: potentiate the risk of myopathy/rhabdomyolysis

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  • Amidarone
  • Azole antifungal agents
  • Macrolide antibiotics
  • Verapamil
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Cholestyramine

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Bile acid sequestrant

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Colesevelam (Welchol)

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Bile acid sequestrant

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Cholestyramine and Colesevalam/Wilchol are both indicated for

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Hypercholesteremia

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Indicated for diarrhea and pruritis associated w/ partial biliary obstruction.

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Cholestyramine

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Indicated to improve glycemic control in adults w/ Type II diabetes mellitus

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Colesevelam (Welchol)

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interrupts the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids which depletes cholesterol content of hepatic cells

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Bile acid sequestrants MOA

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Bile acid sequestrant: adverse effects

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  • constipation
  • abdominal pain
  • bloating
  • dyspepsia (indigestion)
  • flatulence
  • INCREASES TG (TG>400 mg/dL contraindicated)
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Bile acid sequestrant: drug ineractions

What do these drugs decrease the absorption of?

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  • warfarin
  • levothyroxine
  • digoxin
  • thiazide diuretics
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When should other medications be taken when taken bile acid sequestrants?

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other medications should be taken at least 1 hour before or 4 hours after the bile sequestrant

22
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Inhibits intestinal absorption of dietary and biliary cholesterol at the brush border of the small intestine

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Ezetemibe: adverse effects

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  • GI: diarrhea, abdominal pain

- increase in ATL

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Gemfibrozil

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Fenofibrate
Fibrate
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Fibrates: adverse effects
- abdominal pain, INCREASE IN GALLSTONES - MYALGIA, MYOPATHY - increase in serum creatinine
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Activates peroxisome proliferator activator - alpha (PRAR-alpha) which enhances catabolism (by LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE) of triglycerides and decrease hepatic synthesis of VLDL particles and increases HDL levels
Fibrates MOA
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Fibrates contraindications
- severe hepatic disease - SEVERE RENAL DISEASE (DO NOT USE FENOFIBRATE) - PREEXSITING GALLBLADDER DISEASE
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Gemfibrozil drug interaction
- CONTRAINDICATED: INCREASES REPAGLINIDE LEVELS (HYPERGLYCEMIA) - increases statin levels (muscle toxicity)
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Fenofibrate drug interaction
has minimal impact on statin levels
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Enhance lipoprotein lipase
Niacin MOA
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Niacin adverse effects
- GI (nausea, exacerbation of peptic ulcers) - flushing, pruritus - liver dysfunction (liver enzyme abnormalities) - glucose intolerance (hyperglycemia) - hyperuricemia/gout - peptic ulcer disease
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Niacin contradindications
- significant hepatic dysfunction - active peptic ulcer disease - gout
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Indicated to treat hypertriglyceridemia > 500 mg/dL
Omega-3-acid ethyl esters
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Indicated for high TG (> or equal to 500 mg/dL)
Icosapent ethyl
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Icosapent ethyl
may prolong bleeding time
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What should you monitor when giving Icosapent ethyl?
LFT (patients w/ hepatic impairment), lipids
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Moderate risk: 2+ riskfactors | 10-year risk < 10%
LDL goal: < 130 | non-HDL goal: <160
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High risk: CHD or CHDrisk equivalents | 10-year risk >20
LDL goal: <160
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Moderate high risk: 2+ risk equivalents | 10-year risk 10%-20%
LDL goal: <160
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Use caution in patients w/ known hypersensitivity to fish and/or shellfish
Icosapent ethyl
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What do omega-3 ethyl esters contain that icosapent ethyl doesn't? And what does it cause?
- contains DHA | - causes an increase in LDL

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