#SomethingNewEveryDay Did you know not to give #atorvastatin if #peanut allergy? @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @SABOURETCardio @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david #CardioTwitter
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes sir, what is the source of this instruction /. usually a caution is advised rather than a flat 'Not to be used' labeling. thanks
@DocSavageTJU @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes I have NEVER asked about peanut or soy allergies when prescribing. I will do some investigation but I am@guessing some formulation has these contents. Or we are making atorvastatin on a plant that also processes peanuts 🥜 (& soy!) @DrMichaelShapir @DBelardoMD @pnatarajanmd
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/29/f8/d8/b6947… interesting examples of atorvastatin tablet composition. There are a lot of examples in this paper…
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes I have never heard or seen this . Plenty of patients of mine with peanut allergies on atorvastatin…would have created a lot of attention if true I would imagine given the length of time atorvastatin has been around & how much it’s been studied
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes I have never heard of this
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @SABOURETCardio @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes Thank you for bringing this to my attention 🤓
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes That doesn’t look like a scientific source. More like a magazine trying to attract attention. I’ve never heard of it and suspect we would know between us if it was an issue. But I am happy to be educated if I’m wrong.
@DocSavageTJU @DrMarthaGulati @mmamas1973 @ErinMichos @lipiddoc @djc795 @DBelardoMD @MinnowWalsh @vass_vassiliou @AnastasiaSMihai @JGrapsa @HeartDocSharon @SVRaoMD @fischman_david @VietHeartPA @rahatheart1 @DavidWienerMD @DrToniyaSingh @iamritu @DavidLBrownMD @drbrowncares @Vilavaite @gina_lundberg @SharonneHayes 10 mg film coated tablet (Atorvastatin) contains 43.750mg lactose monohydrate and 0.061 mg soya lecithin. Soy lecithin derived from highly processed soy oil has little soy protein (100-500 ppm). Most allergists do not recommend patients with soy allergy avoid soy lecithin. (1/2)
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