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Caduet
Atorvastatin + amlodipine
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Liptruzet
Atorvastatin + ezetimibe
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Lescol
- Fluvastatin 20-80mg
- taken in the evening, XL formulation taken daily
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Mevacor
Altoprev
- Lovastatin
- mevacor: IR taken in evening
- altoprev: ER taken at bedtime
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Livalo
Pitavastatin 1-4mg daily
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Vytorin
- Simvastatin + ezetimibe
- taken in the evening
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Crestor
- Rosuvastatin
- exposures 2 times higher in asians, consider lower start dose at 5mg
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Questran
Prevalite
- Cholestyramine
- initial: 4g/d or bid
- maintenance: 8-16m/d bid w meals
- also approved for pruritis d/t increased bile acids
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Colestid
- Colestipol
- tabs: 2g daily or bid
- packet/granule: 5g/d or bid, max 30g/d
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Antara
- Fenofibrate
- Micronized caps: 30-90mg daily
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Fenoglide
Fenofibrate 40-120mg daily with meals
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Niacor
- Immediate release niacin OTC
- 100mg tid, may increase to max of 3g daily
- poor tolerability d/t flushing/itching
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Niaspan
- extended release niacin
- 500mg nightly x4wks, max 2g daily
- less itching and hepatotoxicity than other forms
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Slo-Niacin
- OTC controlled or sustained release niacin
- 250-750mg daily
- less flushing/itching, but more hepatotox
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Vascepa
- Icosapent ethyl
- this is an ethyl ester of omega3 fatty acid EPA
- FDA approved for TG lowering when over 500
-
Epanova
- omega 3 carboxylic acids
- mostly EPA + DHA
-
Omtryg
omega 3 ethyl esters A
-
Praluent
- Alirocumab SQ
- PCSK9
- SE: LFTs
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Repatha
Pushtronex
- Evolocumab SQ
- SE: back pain
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Juxtapid
- Lopidamide
- REMS d/t risk of hepatotoxicity
- med guide required
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Kynamro
- Mipomerson
- REMS d/t risk of hepatotoxicity
- max LDL reduction after ~6mo
- med guide required
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