The nurse learns a patient receiving a new prescription for oxandrolone takes a lipid-lowering medication daily. What will the nurse tell the patient about this drug interaction?
A) Lipid-lowering drug becomes much less effective.
B) Increased risk of oxandrolone toxicity with this combination of drugs
C) Increased risk of liver damage with this combination of drugs
D) Oxandrolone becomes less effective with this combination of drugs.
A
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Anabolic steroids may alter lipid metabolism and cause a lack of effectiveness for lipid-lowering agents. Lipid-lowering medications do not impact anabolic steroids and there is no increased risk for toxicity of either drug.
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