Available Studies
ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC
Categories
Medications
Lipid-lowering is a broad group of any medication affecting cholesterol and sub-categorized into statins and lipid-lowering nonstatins.
Value | Coding |
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1 | (Yes) If participant was taking a lipid-lowering nonstatin at this visit |
0 | (No) If participant was not taking a lipid-lowering nonstatin at this visit |
Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.
Medications include:
ZETIA TRICOR GEMFIBROZIL
NIASPAN FENOFIBRATE WELCHOL
LOVAZA CHOLESTYRAMINE NIASPAN ER
LOPID QUESTRAN TRILIPIX
CHOLESTYRAMINE POWDER PREVALITE COLESTIPOL
NIACIN COLESTID EZETIMIBE
QUESTRAN LIGHT GEMFIBROZIL TABS FENOFIBRIC
GEMFIBRIZIL PREVALITE POWDER QUESTRAN POWDER
CHOLESTYRAMINE FOR ORAL SUSP. WELCHOL ANTARA
TABSCHOLESTYRAMINE PACKET LORELCO CHOLESTYERMINE
Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.