Question

A 50-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes and a total cholesterol of 8.0 mmol/L is reviewed in primary care. Which of the following is the recommended first-line pharmacological therapy for lipid modification?

Accepted Answer

High-intensity statin therapy

Answer

Bile acid sequestrants

Answer

Ezetimibe alone

Answer

Fibrate therapy

Answer

Red yeast rice supplement

Practice question

A 50-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes and a total cholesterol of 8.0 mmol/L is reviewed in primary care. Which of the following is the recommended first-line pharmacological therapy for lipid modification?