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A member asked:
Taking medicine for lowering cholesterol can trigger an allergy?eg,sneezing watery nose,redness of eyes,itchiness of tongue w/some prickles on top?
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Normally,: statins such as Mevacor (lovastatin) are prescribed for elevated cholesterol and yes can cause that, if an omega-3 such as Vascepa then probably not
Answered 6/30/2014
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