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A 23-year-old male asked:

Can my father take plant sterols and fish oil with his pravastatin and aspirin?? he has high cholesterol and essential thrombocytosis

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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered

Pathology 46 years experience

Sure: The benefit of these things is not clear. He does need to let his physician know what he is doing

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