Do you recommend the use of bempedoic acid (Nexletol) for treatment of hyperlipidemia in patients with elevated baseline uric acid levels?
Should uric acid levels be monitored regularly while on therapy?
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Do you recommend the use of bempedoic acid (Nexletol) for treatment of hyperlipidemia in patients with hyperuricemia?
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Endocrinology · Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
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I would still use bempedoic acid in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia if they have no previous history of gout, and will clearly benefit from lipid lowering (high risk ASCVD and statin intolerance). Would monitor uric acid levels in such individuals. However if they have had recurrent gout, I...
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