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Suggest Medication To Reduce SGOT Levels And Regulate Cholesterol Levels
Hellow! Doc, my fatheris 80yrs old, taking simvastatin for past year & his SGOT=57.What can we give him to reduce this number & which cholesterol med. is good for him? His tryglyceride level is 237. Other cholesterol numbers are good.Thank you...........
Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Hi,
Based on the history given your father seems to have developed liver injury due to the cholesterol lowering medication Simvastatin. He should stop taking Simvastatin and after consulting his treating doctor an alternate effective but safer medications like Cholestyramine or Nicotinamide may be taken to lower his high cholesterol and triglycerides.
Hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
Based on the history given your father seems to have developed liver injury due to the cholesterol lowering medication Simvastatin. He should stop taking Simvastatin and after consulting his treating doctor an alternate effective but safer medications like Cholestyramine or Nicotinamide may be taken to lower his high cholesterol and triglycerides.
Hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
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