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Are there medications that can cause high cholesterol? is it possible that some medications can be responsible for causing high cholesterol?
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Yes : There are some medications will cause it prednisone beta blockers, atenolol (tenormin) bisoprolol (zebeta) metoprolol (toprol, lopressor) nadolol (corgard ) propanolol amiodarone estrogen progestin anabolic steroids cyclosporine (sandimmune , neoral, gengraf) protease inhibitors (for hiv) thiazide diuretics loop diuretics.
Answered 1/1/2021
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Possible: If medication is adversely effect liver function ...Talk to your physician.
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