The final section of this course will present six classes of medications. While some detail will be provided to assist you in understanding how these medications work and are used, the focus for the laboratory professional will center around the implications these drugs have on laboratory testing. The medications used to treat dyslipidemia can have side effects that range from benign laboratory abnormalities to severe medical conditions that can result in death. The clinical laboratory plays an important part in the therapeutic monitoring of these medications.
