Many patients with hyperlipidemia are treated with more than one drug. Combining a fibric acid derivative such as gemfibrozil with which of the following is not recommended? The drug and the reason must both be correct for the answer to be correct
1. Reductase inhibitors, due to an increased risk for rhabdomyolysis
2. Bile-acid sequestering resins, due to interference with folic acid absorption
3. Grapefruit juice, due to interference with metabolism
4. Niacin, due to decreased gemfibrozil activity
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