Why Should You Ask a Patient Prescribed a "Statin" Drug

question 36

Multiple Choice

Why should you ask a patient prescribed a "statin" drug for hyperlipidemia about his or her daily alcohol consumption?

• A) Alcohol increases the action of most statin drugs and can lead to side effects.
• B) Statin drugs increase the action of alcoholic beverages causing a person to feel drunk only after two drinks.
• C) Taking a statin and consuming more than two alcoholic drinks per day is stressful on the liver.
• D) Alcohol interferes with the action of statin drugs so the prescriber must order a much higher dose.

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