Table 3.

 Recommendations for drug treatment of dyslipidaemia

Type	First choice	If refractory
Hypercholesterolaemia	Statin	Add cholesterol absorption inhibitor, bile acid sequestrant, or nicotinic acid
Hypertriglyceridaemia	Fibrate	Add nicotinic acid or ω3 fatty acids
Mixed hyperlipidaemia	Statin	Substitute or add fibrate (not gemfibrozil + statin)
Low HDL cholesterol	Statin	Substitute or add fibrate or nicotinic acid

Check liver function before and after one month on statin.

Check renal function before and after one month on fibrate.

Check serum creatine kinase (CK) only if myalgia occurs during statin or fibrate treatment.