Question

The nurse will monitor for myopathy (muscle pain) when a patient is taking which class of antilipemic drugs?

Answer 1

The answer is HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or also known as statins. These are a rank of lipid-lowering medications. These have been set up to reduce cardiovascular disease and death in those who are at high risk.The after effects of statins include muscle pain, bigger risk of diabetes mellitus, and irregularities in liver enzyme tests. in addition, they have unusual but stern undesirable effects, particularly muscle damage.