1. Cholesterol in the Pharmacy
*medication therapy services
Dayna

2. Objectives
• definition
• lab values
• signs/ symptoms
• medication category
• meds

3. Definition
• Cholesterol medical term is lipidemia
which is cholesterol in the bloodstream

4. lab values
• LDL cholesterol
• 130-159 borderline high
• 160-189 high
• >190 very high
• Total cholesterol
• 200-239 borderline high
• ≥240 high
• HDL cholesterol
• <40 low
• ≥60 high
after 9-12 hr fast

5. Signs/ symptoms
• no symptoms of high LDL cholesterol

6. Medication Category
• lipid lowering meds
• lipid altering agents

7. Meds
• statins
• atorvastatin
• lovastatin
• simvastatin
• fiber
• gemfibrozil
plus others

8. Demographics
• real estate
– medication therapy management, mtm, services
provided in select areas
• health coverage
– local health screening available in most
metropolitan areas
• prescription coverage
– local economic pricing on generic brands for 30-
day and 90-day supply

9. Image

10. Video clip

11. closing
References
• NCEP ATP guidelines. ATP III At a glance
• cdc. cholesterol
• A.D.A.M image

12. questions
• questions for the pharmacist about
cholesterol