Posted: July 24th, 2017

A 50-year-old man being treated for increased serum LDL concentration has muscle pain that has recently become more severe, especially with exercise. He is most likely to be taking a drug with which of the following mechanisms of action?

A 50-year-old man being treated for increased
serum LDL concentration has muscle pain that
has recently become more severe, especially with
exercise. He is most likely to be taking a drug
with which of the following mechanisms of
action?
(A) Binding bile acids
(B) Decreasing binding of bile acids
(C) Decreasing production of LDL
(D) Decreasing the activity of lipoprotein
lipase
(E) Inhibiting the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-
methylglutaryl (HMG) CoA
reductase