In message <[log in to unmask]>, Greg
Watts <[log in to unmask]> writes
>In His excellent post Treevor stated...
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>if the patient is hospitalised for any reason then the statin dose may need
>to be temporarily reduced to avoid interacting drugs given for short
>courses or temporary changes in renal or liver function due to
>intercurrent illness which knock statin metabolism for six.
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>Why only reduce the dose for these times rather than stopping it all together
>for the period. Isn't treatment with statins a long term issue, where short
>breaks will have negligible effect? I have heard similar requests on e-mail lists
>whether statins should be continued in pregnancy. Surely a risk analysis would
>suggest stopping altogether over short periods. (ie immediate life threatening
>risk v's long term risk)
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Because once stopped the doctors frequently forget to restart them!
Trevor
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Trevor Gray
Dept. of Clinical Chemistry,
Northern General Hospital,
Sheffield S5 7AU
0114 271 4309
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