BIOMEDICINE – ANTILIPIDEMIC
ACTION: Inhibits esterification of fatty acids, prevents hepatic enzymes from catalyzing final step of triglyceride synthesis.
INDICATIONS: Adjunct to diet to reduce very high (500mg/dL or higher) serum triglyceride levels in adult pts.
OFF-LABEL: Treatment of IgA nephropathy.
SIDE EFFECTS:
Occasional: (5%–3%) Eructation, altered taste, dyspepsia.
Rare: (2%–1%) Rash, back pain.
ADVERSE EFFECTS/TOXIC REACTIONS: None known.
Cautions: Known sensitivity, allergy to fish.
INTERACTIONS:
DRUG: May increase bleeding time with anticoagulants.
HERBAL: None significant.
LAB VALUES: May increase serum ALT, LDL.
(Lovaza)
TCM – Chapter 6b: Substances that nourish Yin
Enters: Ht, LV, GB, LI, K
Temperature: neutral
Taste: salty
Property: Moistening
ACTION: Unblock Blood vessels, Unblock collaterals, Nourish Jin Ye (Body Fluids), Tonify Essence, Transform Invisible Phlegm.
INDICATIONS: Blocked blood vessels by invisible phlegm, Blocked Luo collaterals, Depleted Jin Ye causing joint pain. Dryness conditions, Marrow deficiency.
Tongue: dry
Pulse: thin, thready, choppy
RATIONALE: Its salty properties nourish Jin Ye so dissolving congealed Phlegm in the blood vessels and opens collaterals, Its moist property nourishes marrow. Its greasy and cloying properties may cause diarrhea with preexisting damp accumulation and Sp Qi deficiency.
CAUTION: Sp/St deficiency
NOTE: none
MODIFICATIONS: If Damp accumulation and Qi stagnation add Chen Pi