Balancing Efficacy and Tolerability Issues with Statin Therapy— Considerations for the Use of Pitavastatin in Special Patient Populations

Author:

Falko James M,

Abstract

One of the main objectives of cardiovascular care is to control elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Statins are the mainstay for managing LDL-C with proven high efficacy and satisfactory safety profiles. However, the most known side effects are muscle symptoms, which are particularly common in individuals who often have co-existing conditions and are taking multiple medications. The latest statin that has become available, pitavastatin, is not known to cause cytochrome P450-mediated drug–drug interactions, making it an ideal statin for individuals at a high risk for side effects. Pitavastatin will be particularly beneficial in treating patients with mixed dyslipidemia, as it is effective in reducing triglycerides and increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Pitavastatin has an established history of use, and has a safety and adverse event profile similar to that of other existing statins. Individuals at high risk from side effects with statins include older people (>65 years), individuals with diabetes, kidney disease, or metabolic syndrome and individuals taking multiple medications. South Asian populations that have migrated to Western countries are at particularly high risk for cardiovascular disease, and this population also has an increased risk for statin-related side effects. This article will summarize the factors that place individuals at high risk for dyslipidemia, treatment of high risk populations with statins, and the issues associated with treating high risk populations with statins. The benefits of treating these individuals with pitavastatin will be reviewed, as well as alternative forms of therapy.

Publisher

Touch Medical Media, Ltd.

Subject

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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