Cholesterol lowering drugs are more frequently utilized in an effort to prevent this disease.
Efficient treatment requires concurrent dietary and exercise therapy.
This is frequently neglected in many patients. For these reasons, multidisciplinary evaluation of disease treatment, including these agents, is indicated. Drug use evaluation, while usually performed under the auspices of the pharmacy department, requires interdisciplinary development and analysis to identify opportunities for improvement. Drug Focused Strategies Gemfibrozil use evaluation criteria have been published by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Criteria include justification of use for patients with isolated hypertriglyceridemia and the contraindication of gall bladder disease.