Statin drugs stopped for a few months can be followed by medical advice to continue to eat again.
Statins are mainly used for lowering blood lipids, stabilizing plaque, and protecting the vascular endothelium, and are clinically used as the cornerstone of anti-atherosclerosis and secondary prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Commonly used drugs in the statin class are atorvastatin, resuvastatin, pitavastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin.
For those who take this product for the first time, liver and kidney function, blood glucose and creatine kinase should be rechecked within 4-6 weeks, especially for patients with hepatic and renal hypoplasia and diabetes mellitus. Those whose blood lipids reach the standard after review can be reviewed again in 6~12 months, and those whose blood lipids do not reach the standard can shorten the review time to 3~6 months.
The most common adverse effects of statins are liver damage and muscle damage, if the patient’s aminotransferase rises more than 3 times the normal value or creatine kinase more than 10 times the normal value, then need to adjust the drug.
Long-term application of statins requires regular visits to the hospital for review and assessment of drug efficacy and adverse reactions.